Recreation Ranger

The Methodist Church in Britain; Santon Downham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension contribution (CSDBPS)

25 days holiday + bank holidays

STaR scheme discounts

Free parking at Forestry England sites

Free entry to National Arboretums

Career development and learning plans

Sponsored membership of professionalb

Wellbeing app - Headspace

Job summary

Forestry England is seeking a Recreation Ranger for Thetford Beat, based at the East District Office in Santon Downham. The role focuses on keeping visitor operations running smoothly and safely, answering enquiries, and building links with local communities.

You will travel regularly across Thetford Forest and other sites on a permanent 37-hour week, with security checks and a 200-word experience statement required for applicants.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience and career history, set out in a 200-word statement

Responsibilities

• Keep day-to-day visitor operations running seamlessly
• Ensure visitors have excellent experiences
• Maintain a welcoming and safe environment for customers
• Contribute to the overall safety of the visitor experience
• Engage with local communities and build meaningful relationships
• Strengthen community connections
• Maintain recreational opportunities
• Answer visitor enquiries
• Drive efficiencies and income generation opportunities
• Travel regularly across Thetford Forest and other locations as business needs require

Skills

English communication

Community engagement

Decision making

Teamwork

Job description

Recreation Ranger on the Thetford Beat, based at Forestry England's East District Office in Santon Downham. The work centres on keeping visitor operations running smoothly and safely, answering enquiries, and building links with local communities. The post stands out for regular travel across Thetford Forest and other sites, on a permanent 37-hour week. Applicants submit a 200-word experience statement and a personal statement, and successful candidates undergo criminal record and baseline personnel security checks.

What the job involves

• Keep day-to-day visitor operations running seamlessly
• Ensure visitors have excellent experiences
• Maintain a welcoming and safe environment for customers
• Contribute to the overall safety of the visitor experience
• Engage with local communities and build meaningful relationships
• Strengthen community connections
• Maintain recreational opportunities
• Answer visitor enquiries
• Drive efficiencies and income generation opportunities
• Travel regularly across Thetford Forest and other locations as business needs require

What’s required

Experience

• Relevant experience and career history, set out in a 200-word statement

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to speak English accurately and conversationally
• Changing and improving
• Making effective decisions
• Communicating and influencing
• Working together

Checks & eligibility

• Criminal record check
• Government baseline personnel security standard check

What’s offered

• Employer pension contribution averaging 28.97% in the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
• 25 days holiday rising by one day per year of service to 30, plus bank holidays
• STaR scheme discounts on shopping, insurance, holidays, gym, household bills and the Headspace wellbeing app
• Free parking at Forestry England sites
• Free entry to the National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury
• Career development, including continual professional development and individual learning plans
• Sponsored membership of professional bodies