Lead Ranger

Sefton Council; Sefton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sefton Council is seeking a Lead Ranger – Coast & Countryside to lead the Land Management Team in Green Sefton. The role involves supervising staff, planning, and delivering coast & countryside maintenance and conservation tasks across the borough, with initial base at the Ainsdale Discovery Centre and borough-wide support as required.

You will manage health & safety, supervise volunteers, and engage with the public while ensuring high standards of conservation work within a diverse landscape.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising outdoor teams.
• Ability to plan and delegate workloads.
• Knowledge of health and safety in outdoor work.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and coordinate coast & countryside tasks.
• Schedule works and delegate to teams on a rota.
• Ensure health and safety compliance across operations.
• Liaise with volunteers and the public.

Job description

• Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 36 hours per week. (including weekends on a rota).
• DBS Check: No
• Closing Date: 06/09/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: 1234/26/341974

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Lead Ranger – Coast & Countryside, to work in the Land Management Team, within Green Sefton at Sefton Council.

Green Sefton provides our communities with a clean, green Borough across a diverse portfolio including; managing internationally important nature reserves (e.g. SSSI) parks and greenspaces, trees, woodlands, play and recreational facilities, municipal golf courses and our protected coastline, beaches, sand dunes and countryside. The service delivers extensive benefits to the health and wellbeing of residents, visitors, local businesses, and nature itself.

The role involves staff supervision, scheduling and delegating works, considering health & safety issues, general administration, working outdoors leading teams on a wide range of practical tasks in coast & countryside maintenance & conservation management, using a variety of tools, machinery, and equipment, supporting community and conservation volunteers, and dealing with the public.

The role sits in Green Sefton, within the In-House Operational Services Department and is based in the operational depot at Ainsdale Discovery Centre as a main base but providing boroughwide support as required.

Closing Date - Sunday 6th September

Provisional Interview Date - Early Autumn

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applicants

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential.We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

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