Assistant Ranger (Information)

City of London Corporation; City Of London; Presencial; GBP 27.000 - 33.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

City of London Corporation is seeking an Assistant Ranger (Information) to join the team at City of London, EC4V 3AL. The role is full-time and temporary, based at the estate office in Farnham Common.

You will help maintain wood pasture and heathland sites, supervise volunteers, and provide a welcoming site presence. You will also support information services, develop promotional materials, lead guided walks, and assist with public events.

Formación

• Experience in countryside management and woodland management.
• Experience working with volunteers.
• Relevant qualification in Countryside Management or related discipline.
• Full driving licence.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

Responsabilidades

• Carry out habitat and estate management operations.
• Supervise volunteers and provide a welcoming site presence.
• Support information service activities: develop information, promotional material, lead guided walks and assist with public events.

Conocimientos

Volunteer supervision

Customer care

Outdoor work

Educación

Countryside Management qualification

Descripción del empleo

Assistant Ranger (Information)

Company: City of London Corporation Salary: Not specified Hours: Full-time Location: City of London, EC4V 3AL Job type: Temporary Posting date: 2 Nov 2026 Closing date: 16 Nov 2026

Summary

City of London Corporation

This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of manging one of the UKs best wood pastures and an important heathland site in the final stages of restoration. Burnham Beeches National Nature Reserve and Special Area of Conservation and Stoke Common a SSSI together consist of 750 acres of ancient woodland, wood pasture, valley bog and heathland visited by over 600,000 people each year.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable person to join a small but dedicated team to help us maintain and protect these special places. As a positive team player you will be involved in carrying out a wide range of habitat and estate management operations, supervising volunteers, providing a welcoming and friendly site presence.

In addition, you will have a specific role supporting the activities of the information service including providing developing information, promotional material, leading guided walks and assisting with public events.

Consistently striving for high quality customer care you must be able to show an ability to be organised, a willingness to work outside in all weather and at times on difficult terrain and have a the desire and tenacity to develop new skills.

Working 37 hours per week and an average of one weekend in three the successful candidate will be based at the estate Office in Hawthorn Lane, Farnham Common, Bucks SL2 3TE.

The successful candidate will ideally have relevant experience working in countryside management preferably including woodland management and working with volunteers and a relevant qualification in Countryside Management or a related discipline. A full driving licence, good written and verbal communication skills, competency in a wide range of practical skills both for the countryside and in the office and a commitment to Continuous Professional Development are also necessary. Starting salaries will be dependent upon qualifications and experience

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

If this role is advertised as a secondment, secondments are subject to the agreement of your department releasing you, therefore, you need to discuss this with your line manager prior to applying. The purpose of this will be to discuss what, if any, impact your secondment might have on the service and service delivery should your application be successful, and how this might be addressed.

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

Closing date: 12pm on 16 November 2026

Interviews will be held on W/c 7 December 2026

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