Job Summary
Contract Type:
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Working Pattern:
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Advert Start Date:
10/05/2021
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 23/05/2021 23:59
Salary:
£19,312 - £20,493
Job Category:
Environmental Services / Waste / Recycling/ Parks
Employment Location:
Your main location of work will be Wharton Park. You may be required to work at any Council workplace within County Durham.
Further Information
An exciting opportunity for Assistant Rangers to assist in the management of County Durham’s Parks and Countryside Estate is now available within the Parks and Countryside Team.
2 x Full time Permanent
Casual
This role is based in Wharton Park which a 19th Century Park located on the edge of Durham City and now World Heritage site. Following a successful £3 million restoration project completed in 2016, Wharton Park now attracts over 130,000 visitors per year offering a busy and varied activities and events programme. Your role will give you time to talk and engage with our visitors allowing you to share, promote and expand the work we do and their understanding of it.
Being based at Wharton Park no two days are ever the same. The role can take you from maintaining our green spaces, security, and general maintenance of the Heritage Centre to delivering engaging experiences for our visitors or out on the wider estate assisting other members of the Countryside Service carrying out practical tasks and working with volunteers when required. Through your work you’ll promote the value of the natural world encouraging all to play their part in enjoying and protecting our green spaces and varying habitats.
Required Qualifications:
NVQ level 3 in countryside management or directly related subject
For an informal discussion about the posts, please contact Coralie Niven, Senior Parks and Countryside Ranger on tel. no. 03000 264584
It is anticipated that interviews will be held by electronic means on w/c 7th June 2021
Due to the requirement to drive a County Council vehicle in this role, appointment will be subject to the production of a valid driving licence for the required category of vehicle and the satisfactory completion of an in-house Driver Induction Assessment.
As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.
Apply on-line via the jobs portal or for further assistance contact the Payroll and Employee Services Team on telephone no. 03000 263154 / 264469/ 264086/ 266148 or email
PESNCC@durham.gov.uk
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’ as you will not be notified by any other means.
In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CV’s. Any information provided on CV’s will not be considered for short-listing purposes.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.