Area Ranger

Summary

Passionate about the Lake District and helping to care for this iconic
landscape? In return we’ll provide you with new and rewarding work experiences you
probably haven’t had before. We have a new opportunity for an Area Ranger to join our South
Lakes countryside team to help us manage our 4000ha estate.

It’s an exciting time to join the team, in a varied role that will allow you to use your
conservation and visitor management experience to engage our farm tenants, visitors and wider
stakeholders in the management of our land around Hawkshead, Claife and Tarn Hows to deliver
high quality land management, conservation, access and presentation standards across our
estate.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, this role requires you to work flexibly where some
evening and weekend working will be required to enable you to carry out successfully the
objectives of the role. 

Salary: £26,832pa

Contract: 2 year fixed term contract

Interviews: 18th July

If you have any questions about this role please contact: [email protected]

What it’s like to work here

Line managed by the countryside manager, you’ll be based from our office in Coniston in the
heart of the Lake District and be part of our dynamic 25 strong countryside team, working in
a supportive environment helping one another across the portfolio. We care for some of
the most spectacular and iconic parts of the Lake District (UNESCO World Heritage Site) around
Coniston, Little Langdale and Hawkshead across a portfolio with strong ties to Beatrix Potter,
her beloved Hill Top House, and legacy of land, farms, buildings, artwork and Herdwick
sheep. This includes the popular visitor destinations of Wray Castle, Hill Top House, and the
iconic Tarn Hows, which together welcome over 450,000 visitors a year.

Our 4000ha countryside estate is a diverse range of habitats from woodlands, and meadows around
the shores of Lake Windermere and Coniston Water to upland wood pasture, heath and peatlands up
to the summit of Wetherlam at 763m.

What you’ll be doing

As Area Ranger you’ll manage and support a small team of rangers to lead our operational work
across Hawkshead, Claife and Tarn Hows (c. 700ha of land), focusing on the development and
delivery of conservation, access and land management improvements.

You’ll be the key contact for our local communities and farm tenants in these areas, building
genuine long-term relationships with them and other partners and stakeholders. Working
collaboratively with our farm tenants, in particular, you’ll explore and encourage
opportunities to deliver more for nature across their farms and the wider landscape. 

With an eye for detail, and a working knowledge of compliance and risk management you will
ensure that we fulfil our mandatory obligations across this area and pride yourself on high
standards of presentation, practical work delivery and contractor management.

Recognising how your role, contributes to delivery of a great visitor experience you will
identify opportunities to inspire and involve local and wider audiences, sharing the work of
our rangers, offering opportunities to get involved and ultimately enabling everyone to feel
welcome.

Please also read the full role profile on our website.

Who we’re looking for

• Strong practical access and habitat management experience, delivering maintenance and
  presentation work to a high standard with an eye for detail
• Great people skills, able to motivate, lead and inspire- our rangers and volunteers
• Excellent communication skills, able to build genuine long-term relationships with our
  teams, farm tenants, local communities and partner organisations
• A good understanding of compliance and risk in the countryside with an ability to undertake
  compliance and risk management tasks to a high standard
• Strong organisational skills, able to work independently, prioritising and managing your
  work and competing demands on your time
• Written and verbal communication skills, able to produce concise reports and marcomms /
  social media content content to share our work
• A full UK driving licence and competence with, and relevant qualifications for the use of
  machinery and equipment (e.g., chainsaw, trailer driving, brushcutter etc).

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to
create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people
reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and
value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our
teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Tax-free childcare scheme
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase
  scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places

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more about the benefits we offer to support you.