Ranger

Job Title: Ranger
Location: Bengal St, Chorley
Salary: £21,968 - £22,369
Hours: 36.25hrs
Contract: Permanent position
Closing Date: 28 May 2023

Bored of the office job? Are you looking for something that will get you outside? Somewhere that you can really take some pride in your work?

Well look no further...

We are looking to appoint a Ranger to work within the Ranger Service.

You will be working at the award-winning Yarrow Valley Country Park but will cover other parks and open spaces across the borough as well.

You will be helping to deliver a high-quality service both during the week and at weekends, you must be a team player and have had previous experience of working within a Ranger Service or carried out similar tasks

What you’ll be getting up to

• Assist with the effective delivery of activities and events that promote the use of parks and open spaces.
• To assist the Ranger team to carryout the Tree Planting Project
• To assist the Senior Countryside Ranger with programmes of activities to encourage participation in countryside and outdoor recreation.
• To liaise with wildlife conservation groups and “friends”/advisory groups in the area providing advice, guidance and support on parks management.
• To encourage good behaviour by the public in accordance with the Country Code and byelaws and to ensure that no abuse of the Park and its facilities takes place.
• To monitor and deter any dangerous activities such as unauthorised swimming, boating or motorcycling and to co-operate with the emergency services in the event of accidents.
• To provide secure sites, open and unlock sites as required, and to implement courses of action which address issues of misuse or conflicts of use.
• To provide a site presence, to carry out physical repair and maintenance, and to ensure a safe, clean and well kept environment. To prevent and remove litter, dumping and graffiti.
• To organise and implement programmes to ensure community involvement and voluntary action is integrated into the work of the service.

Who we’re looking for

• You’ll be helping keep community spaces looking their best, so we’re looking for someone who can really take some pride in their work.
• A team player
• You’ll be operating various vehicles in this role, so you’ll need to have a valid driving licence.

Working for us

Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we’re always striving to make our borough the best to live, work and visit. We’re all looking to build a better Chorley, and always looking for the best people who share our ambitions.

Additional information

For an informal chat about the role please contact Sean by email at sean.blake@chorley.gov.uk.
Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received. We will contact successful applicants to arrange interviews by email.

Equal Opportunities

We seek to challenge any unlawful or unjustifiable discrimination and aim to prevent exclusion on grounds such as age, disability, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, or any other unjustifiable reason.

We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, please contact us at human.resources@chorley.gov.uk.

If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.