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Join a forward-thinking organization as an Assistant Ranger Apprentice, where you'll gain hands-on experience in environmental conservation. This role offers a unique opportunity to work outdoors, contributing to the protection of natural landscapes while receiving vital training and support. You'll be part of a dedicated team focused on tackling climate change and enhancing biodiversity. With a commitment to inclusivity and personal development, this apprenticeship is perfect for those eager to learn and make a difference in the countryside. Embrace the chance to grow your skills and potentially advance to a full ranger role in the future.
Come and join us on a National Trust apprenticeship where we'll support and develop you to play an integral part in our work to tackle climate change, protect historic sites and help people and nature thrive. You don't need experience for this role, just loads of enthusiasm and a desire to learn.
As an Assistant Ranger apprentice, you'll be working as a member of the rangering team as they conserve the environment that makes the countryside both distinctive and special and help take care of our protected landscapes.
This role can lead to an assistant ranger or ranger role and potentially move to a L4 Countryside Ranger apprenticeship after additional experience gained in role.
For more information about our apprenticeship programme please click here: National Trust Jobs :: Apprenticeships.
You'll be working outdoors in all weathers as part of our ranger teams, supporting our strategy to restore a healthy, beautiful and natural environment. Your role will be working to protect and improve the health and wildlife richness of our countryside, preserving all the benefits we get from it and helping our visitors to experience and get closer to conservation of our special outdoor places.
Your training will be delivered via a combination of mandatory week long college blocks and online learning, with all expenses and travel paid. There may also be opportunities to travel to other National Trust locations with some overnight stays to expand your learning and experience.
The role will be within the South East Cumbria and Morecambe Bay property, primarily at Sizergh. Sizergh is 648ha with wildlife-rich farmland, craggy fells, the dramatic gorge of the River Kent, 138 hectares of predominantly native woodland and a 34ha wetland. There are two SSSIs on the estate, the River Kent and Helsington Barrows. The location close to Kendal, means that the Sizergh Estate provides a really important outdoors access area for the local community. The role will involve a wide variety of tasks designed to maximise Sizergh's natural functions, habitats, visitor infrastructure, cultural landscapes and beauty
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.
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