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
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
