Recreation Craftsperson

Westonbirt Arboretum - Forestry England; Ashley Heath; On-site; GBP 24,263 - 29,654; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

25 days holiday a year

Free parking at Forestry England sites

Free entry to National Arboretums

Job summary

Forestry England Moors Valley is seeking a Recreation Craftsperson to maintain the park and its facilities, ensuring a high-quality visitor experience. The role requires weekend work on a rota system and a focus on customer service.

The position is a three-year fixed-term appointment with potential extension or permanency, 37 hours per week, based at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, Ringwood BH24 2ET. Salary is £26,959 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in visitor services and park maintenance.
• Weekend work on a rota system is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Moors Valley country park and forest site and its facilities to deliver a high-quality visitor experience.
• Provide excellent customer service and support to park visitors and partners.

Job description

We are Forestry England.

We live and breathe forests.

Job title – Recreation Craftsperson

Salary- £26,959 per annum

Contract type – Three year Fixed term appointment, with the possibility of extension or permanency

Hours – 37 hours a week

Vacancy closes - 30th August, 23:58

Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment. Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber.

What You’ll Do…

Moors Valley country park & forest is situated on the Hampshire / Dorset border and is part of the South Forest district, which manages some 46,000 hectares of the nation’s forests across West Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire Hampshire, Isle of White, Dorset and South Wiltshire. The area receives over 20 million day visits each year and operates two major Forest Centres at Moors Valley and Alice Holt.

Moors Valley country park receives nearly one million of these visits, who are attracted by our fantastic range of facilities including play equipment, cycle and walking trails, Go-Ape, events and much more. The site is run in partnership with Dorset Council, working together to ensure the success of the site as a whole. The majority of services are provided through business partners, volunteers and stakeholders; however key programmes such as play, cycling, site entry, facility maintenance are led by Forestry England.

This role is a key member of the Forestry England Moors Valley team and we are looking for someone who can work with drive and motivation to improve the site, with a focus on delivering a high-quality visitor experience. As a recreation craftsperson, this team member will be focused on maintaining the site and its many facilities and providing excellent customer service. The role requires weekend working on a rota system.

Where you’ll work…

Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, Ringwood, BH24 2ET

Benefits…

Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

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