Seasonal Rangers

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park; Balloch; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A national park organization in Scotland is looking for Seasonal Visitor Management Rangers to help patrol park areas and manage visitor pressures. The ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills, a full UK driving licence, and be confident working outdoors. These roles will involve working during busy seasons with shifts that include weekends and variable hours. Positions offer great opportunities for career growth and engagement with the public in a stunning natural environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Annual leave allowance

Access to wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Confident to drive National Park vehicles.
• Able to work outside in all weather conditions.
• Experience in visitor management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Patrolling areas to manage visitor pressures and enforce byelaws.
• Checking permits and camping issues.
• Providing a welcoming service to visitors.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Positive, flexible and can-do attitude

Experience of visitor management or customer-focused role

Knowledge and interest in the environment

Ability to undertake foot patrols across rough terrain

Education

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Salary: Band A1 £25,349 (pending pay award) per annum pro rata

City: Balloch

Country: Scotland

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park is a spectacular place to live and work. Boasting some of the most stunning scenery in the world, from breathtaking mountains and Glens to the vast tranquil beauty of our Lochs.

This is an exciting and pivotal time for Scotland’s first National Park, strategically supporting our partners to achieve a shared vision of this unique and special landscape. Our National Park partnership plan aims to secure a positive future for people, nature and climate for the years ahead, aiming to create a better, more sustainable, healthier future for all. A key part in delivering this will be through engagement with visitors and residents of the National Park.

The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park authority is an incredible place to work and offers great opportunities to grow your career.

Have you got what it takes to help us achieve these commitments and make a difference for generations to come? Then come and join the team.

Our seasonal roles mean that you would work during our busy seasonal months, starting around 1st April and finishing around 30th September, although this may vary slightly depending on business needs. Our working week is a maximum of 35 hours, with these roles operating on a rota system. Therefore, you could work a maximum of up to 20 shifts every 4 weeks from a variety of contracts which will be discussed in more detail with successful candidates.

We are also recruiting for Seasonal Casual Working Agreement staff. These positions are park wide and help manage visitor pressures, like our contracted roles, but these casual contracts can fit around your life or other work commitments. We aim to give 2 weeks’ notice for upcoming shifts. Much of the work does fall on weekends.

Seasonal roles available:

Seasonal Visitor Management Rangers (exact contracted hours to be agreed)

Band A1 £25,349 (pending pay award) per annum pro rata. These positions are park wide and help manage visitor pressures by patrolling all areas, including our Camping Management Zones and permit areas. The role is very customer focused and entails checking permits, handling camping issues including enforcing byelaws where necessary and joint working with the police. Shifts are every weekend and include early, mid and late shifts. Start locations: Balloch/Balmaha/Callander/Lochearnhead/Loch Chon Campsite/Loch Achray Campsite.

Seasonal Campsite Rangers (exact contracted hours to be agreed)

Band A1 £25,349 (pending pay award) per annum pro rata. These roles help deliver a high-quality camping experience through the site management of the LLTNPA Campsites, ensuring that guests and their camping parties comply with the Campsite Terms & Conditions and that the campsite facilities are maintained to a high standard including enforcing byelaws where necessary and joint working with the police. Shifts are every weekend and include early mid and late shifts. Start locations: Loch Chon, Loch Achray, Sallochy (East Loch Lomond).

Seasonal Visitor Centre Rangers (exact contracted hours to be agreed)

Band A1 £25,349 (pending pay award) per annum pro rata. Approx 120,000 visitors pass through the visitor centre in Balmaha each year. Rangers provide a welcoming and friendly service during the busy visitor management season, dealing with general enquiries, providing information, running the site, and at times facilitating self-led activities. Shifts are every weekend and include early and mid-shifts. Start location: Balmaha.

Seasonal Slipway Rangers (exact contracted hours to be agreed)

Band A1 £25,349 (pending pay award) per annum pro rata. This role will entail handling boat launches on site, site management, registration enquiries including byelaw enforcement when required, and accurate use of the boat registration gateway alongside the boat registration officer. Rangers ensure that loch users are following site T&C’s, have correctly registered and are byelaw compliant before launching at the National Park slipway. Shifts are every weekend and include early mid and late shifts. Start location: Balloch.

Candidate requirements:

• Have a full UK driving licence and are confident to drive our National Park vehicles
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A positive, flexible and can-do attitude
• Experience of visitor management or work in a customer focused role
• Knowledge of and interest in the environment and countryside issues
• Able to undertake foot patrols for prolonged periods across rough terrain, and undertake practical work outside in all weather conditions

Successful candidates must attend Assessment Centre on 18th or 19th February 2026 and induction training scheduled for week commencing 23rd March 2026.

Shift Information

• Rota will be provided for the full season and runs on a repeating 4-week pattern
• Shifts are 7.5 hours inclusive of a 30 minute lunchbreak (unpaid)
• Normal shift – Between 08:00 and 09:00 start depending on location
• Late shift – Vary depending on the sunset times but finish no later than 21:30

How to apply

If you are interested in this role, complete your application and submit by 27th January 2026 @ 5pm.

• Complete our application form on our job portal
• Interview/Assessment centre dates are set for: 18th & 19th February 2026

Who we are and our values

Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority are proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience is vital to our success, and we want our business to be representative of the communities we work alongside. As an equal opportunity employer, we are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We offer a generous pension scheme and annual leave allowance. Staff have access to wellbeing services and there is a strong focus on wellbeing throughout the organisation.

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