Recreation Assistant Ranger - Morpeth Morpeth
Job description
Recreation Assistant Ranger - Morpeth
Summary
In this hands-on, outdoors role you will assist with maintenance, presentation, access, and customer service on this special grade 1 registered landscape. You'll also help to ensure the visitor operations, infrastructure, and facilities are maintained to a standard that underpins a visitor experience worthy of one of the north east’s major visitor attractions.
Salary: £10.78 per hour
Contract: Fixed term until February 2025
Hours: 22.5 hours per week. The working pattern for this post will include a weekend day along with potentially bank holidays. The normal working pattern for this post is Thursday to Saturday. Flexibility of working patterns to meet business needs may be required. Rotas are issued in advance and we'll always try to accommodate other commitments where possible.
Interviews: Please apply as soon as you can as we'll interview whilst this role is open.
We are developing our Ranger team here at Cragside and have a Ranger position available, please see IRC141552. If you would like to be considered for both positions please do apply for both.
What it's like to work here
Cragside is one of the most popular visitor attractions in the North East, welcoming around 250,000 visitors every year. Located in stunning, rural Northumberland 15 miles from the coast, and only 30 miles from the vibrant city of Newcastle, living and working at Cragside allows you to enjoy the best of both worlds.
This is a high performing property team, experienced in a broad range of disciplines. Everyone works closely together to look after Cragside for our visitors – both present and future – to enjoy. Flexibility, resourcefulness, and collaboration are the key.
Investing in you
We want you to learn, discover and develop your career. And we’ll do everything we can to offer you the training, opportunities and support that you need to achieve your goals. We’ll work with you to plan your development in a way that’s right for your needs.
What you'll be doing
As a Recreation Assistant Ranger, you'll support the team of staff and volunteers responsible for all the practical work needed to deliver the estate maintenance plan on the estate. Our ranger team has a greater focus on landscape presentation, opening operations and the enjoyment of visitors in the great outdoors, than on land and nature conservation. Please consider this before applying and whether this job is right for you.
You'll play your part in the delivery of a variety of tasks from maintaining footpaths and managing grass and vegetation, to renewing timber barriers and the care of the play areas. You'll also have a part to play in ensuring our visitors receive the highest standards of customer service.
Who we're looking for
We’d love to hear from you if you are:
- Able to demonstrate practical experience in land, conservation and access management to level 2 or have 6 months vocational experience
- Willing to work outside in all weathers and deliver tasks when the weather conditions aren’t ideal
- Comfortable working in a flexible and adaptable way
- Able to work alone or under direction, and as part of a team?
- Positive with an approachable attitude?
- Happy and willing to learn new things
- Enjoy the work you do and happy to share this with others
- Have a full UK Driving licence.
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
- 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
