Senior Ranger

Role Responsibility

West Kent Senior Ranger

The post holder will assist the Ranger Services Manager in managing sites in the North and West Kent Country parks area.  The primary sites are Lullingstone, Trosley and Teston Bridge and you will assist in delivering projects at Shorne Woods Country Park.  The post holder will directly supervise other staff in ensuring that work is completed to a high standard in the most efficient and cost effective way and in line with environmental requirements by devising and following agreed work plans.

The successful applicant will primarily be based at Trosley and Lullingstone Country Park but will assist the Ranger Services Manager and the team manage five sites, including three SSSI’s across approx 1000 acres. 

The successful applicant will be involved in many practical aspects of management including coppicing, wood processing, fencing, livestock management and access works, as the sites are extremely varied. You should hold certificates of competency or be willing to train in chainsaw, brushcutting, tractor driving, trailers and herbicide use and handling and some other practical skills as required.

You should have proven experience in countryside management as a volunteer or paid worker, have a good understanding of landscape and nature conservation management, public access & interpretation, and be educated to HNC, HND or degree level in a relevant subject .

You will be reliable and possess good interpersonal skills and have a positive attitude towards customer care.  A knowledge of the countryside is important.  A practical aptitude and fitness appropriate to the physical nature of the job role is essential.  An ability to travel in between sites at short notice is essential.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

The closing date for applications is Friday 22^nd March.

Contact Details

Tim Bell, 07740 185209, timothy.bell@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.