Recreation Craftsperson – Forest of Dean

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.

The Recreation Craftsperson role provides vital support to the wider recreation team across the Forest of Dean. Responsibilities include:

• Keeping visitor sites and carparks clean, tidy and well maintained
• Collecting and disposing of rubbish from bins daily
• Litter picking and general maintenance tasks
• Unlocking site gates and barriers each morning on a varying schedule throughout the year

Working as part of a seven‑day rota to include alternate weekends, regular public holidays and occasional out‑of‑hours events, the post holder will support the recreation team to ensure visitors receive a high‑quality experience and that the facilities remain fit for purpose and safe.

Where you’ll work: Based at Beechenhurst, GL16 7EL – working across the Forest of Dean.

Benefits:

• 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
• STaRis employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other items 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
• Support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies

Behaviours being assessed at interview are:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service

Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.

Nationality requirements: Read more about nationality requirements here.

Working for the Civil Service: Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role.

This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative. Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English. Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.