Ranger / Ceidwad Narberth, Wales
Job description
We are looking for an individual with strong practical skills to complement our existing countryside team in Pembrokeshire.
This 2-year fixed-term position is a fantastic opportunity to join our passionate and diverse team working in one of the nation’s most stunning locations. Come rain or shine, your love of the outdoors will inspire others as you strive to ensure that landscapes are beautifully presented and continue to take our visitors’ breath away.
You will be joining an experienced team and your work will contribute to all aspects of our conservation, visitor and estate work across the county.
Interview date of Wednesday 22 March, in person at National Trust Stackpole in Pembrokeshire.Rydym yn chwilio am unigolyn gyda sgiliau ymarferol cryf i ymuno â’n tîm cefn gwlad presennol yn Sir Benfro.
Mae’r swydd tymor penodol 2 flynedd hon yn gyfle gwych i ymuno â’n tîm angerddol ac amrywiol gan weithio yn un o leoliadau mwyaf godidog y wlad. Waeth beth yw’r tywydd, bydd eich mwynhad o’r awyr agored yn ysbrydoli eraill a byddwch yn ymdrechu i sicrhau bod y tirlun yn cael ei weld ar ei orau ac yn parhau i syfrdanu ymwelwyr.
Byddwch yn ymuno â thîm profiadol a bydd eich gwaith yn cyfrannu at bob agwedd ar ein gwaith cadwraeth, ymwelwyr ac ystadau ar draws y sir.
Dyddiad cyfweliad dydd Mercher 22 Mawrth, wyneb yn wyneb yn Ystagbwll yr Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol yn Sir Benfro.
What it's like to work here:National Trust looks after 5,000ha of the most naturally spectacular and culturally rich landscapes in Pembrokeshire, including, windswept coastal farms, the storm crashed cliffs of St David’s Peninsula and Stackpole Head, Gupton Farm and the adjacent wetland of Castlemartin Corse, the ancient woodlands along the river Cleddau and our large, wooded estates at Colby and Stackpole and some of the best beaches in Wales.
Our countryside team plays an active role in the conservation management of the county. We have our own herd of Welsh Black cattle and Welsh Mountain ponies that we use to graze our most important places, alongside our tenant farmers. We also work closely with our conservation partners in Natural Resources Wales (NRW), Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (PCNPA), the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW) and Pembrokeshire County Council (PCC) to have influence beyond our boundaries.
Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol yn gofalu am 5,000ha o’r tirweddau naturiol mwyaf anhygoel a diwylliannol gyfoethog yn Sir Benfro, gan gynnwys, ffermydd ar arfordiroedd gwyntog, clogwyni Penrhyn Tyddewi a Phen Ystagbwll, Fferm Gupton a gwlyptiroedd cyfagos Castlemartin Corse, y coetiroedd hynafol ar hyd yr afon Cleddau a’n hystadau mawr, coediog yn Colby ac Ystagbwll a rhai o’r traethau gorau yng Nghymru.Mae ein tîm cefn gwlad yn chwarae rhan weithredol yng ngwaith rheolaeth cadwraeth y sir. Mae gennym ein gyr ein hunain o wartheg duon Cymreig a merlod Mynydd Cymreig a ddefnyddiwn i bori ein mannau pwysicaf, ochr yn ochr â’n ffermwyr tenant. Rydym hefyd yn gweithio’n agos â’n cydweithwyr cadwraeth mewn sefydliadau eraill fel Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro, Ymddiriedolaeth Bywyd Gwyllt De a Gorllewin Cymru a Chyngor Sir Benfro i gael dylanwad y tu hwnt i’n ffiniau.
You'll be joining a small team of rangers, working alongside them carrying out a wide range of practical tasks such as, forestry, conservation grazing, and estate maintenance.
You'll be working across all our places in Pembrokeshire in habitats that include coastal farms, mires and heaths, species-rich grasslands, wetlands and ancient woodlands.
You'll be using a range of tools and equipment from drills and hammers, through brush cutters and chainsaws, to tractors and mowers (depending on your skills, experience, and interests)
Please tailor your application to this advert and the attached job description only. The attached role profile is generic and not specific to this vacancy.
Who we're looking forOur team believe that people deserve more than just ‘good service’, but an amazing experience they’ll never forget, and we are looking for like-minded people to join us.
You’ll need to;
- Deliver practical conservation work to protect and enhance the conservation status of the property
- Demonstrate a passion for nature, heritage and the outdoors
- Able to engage with visitors to ensure they understand the value of your work
- Help create a great place to work, sharing common goals
- Be enthusiastic with a willingness to learn
- Be an excellent team player
- Be able to work safely, with risk assessments and compliance with safety procedures
- Experience in a land, access and conservation management
- Experience in and working in a similar outdoor setting
- Competence with machinery and equipment as well as having the relevant certificates required
- A full UK driving licence
- Gallu cyflawni gwaith cadwraeth ymarferol er mwyn diogelu ac atgyfnerthu statws cadwraeth yr eiddo
- Arddangos brwdfrydedd dros natur, treftadaeth a'r awyr agored
- Ymgysylltu ag ymwelwyr i sicrhau eu bod yn deall gwerth eich gwaith
- Helpu i greu lle gwych i weithio ynddo, gan rannu nodau cyffredinol, dangos brwdfrydedd a pharodrwydd i ddysgu
- Brwdfrydig ac yn barod i ddysgu
- Gweithiwr tîm rhagorol
- Gallu gweithio’n ddiogel, gydag asesiadau risg a chydymffurfio â gweithdrefnau diogelwch
- Bod â phrofiad o weithio mewn lleoliad rheoli tir, mynediad a chadwraeth
- Profiad perthnasol mewn rôl debyg
- Gallu defnyddio peiriannau ac offer yn ogystal â meddu ar y tystysgrifau perthnasol gofynnol
- Trwydded yrru lawn y DU
The packageThe 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 properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
- Tax free childcare scheme
- Rental deposit loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Perks at work discounts i.e. 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 locations
- Independent financial advice
- Cynllun pensiwn sylweddol hyd at 10% o gyflog sylfaenol
- Mynediad am ddim i eiddo'r Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol, i chi, gwestai a'ch plant (dan 18 oed)
- Cynllun gofal plant di-dreth
- Cynllun benthyciad blaendal rhent
- Benthyciad tocyn tymor
- Gostyngiadau buddion y gweithle, h.y. aelodaeth gampfa, codau gostyngiad siopa, gostyngiadau ar gyfer y sinema
- Lwfans gwyliau hyd at 32 diwrnod mewn perthynas â hyd y gwasanaeth, yn ogystal â chynllun prynu gwyliau, yn amodol ar fodloni meini prawf gofynnol.
- Oriau gweithio hyblyg lle bynnag y bo'n bosibl
- Rhaglen cynorthwyo cyflogai
- Parcio am ddim yn y rhan fwyaf o leoliadau
- Cyngor ariannol annibynnol
Requirements :Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK
Fixed Term f/t (37.5 hrs pw for 24 mo)
