Overview

Slindon Estate is 1,400 hectares of woodland, downland, farmland, and parkland. With countless historic landscape features and its unspoilt Sussex village, there is something for every visitor. Visitors can take a couple of hours to stroll around the village or a whole day to stride out upon the 40km of rights of way that criss-cross the estate.

Please note: This is a fixed term contract due to end when the previous employee returns from maternity leave. At this point we cannot confirm exactly how long this contract will last, but it is unlikely to be more than 12 months.

This particular exciting opportunity will be as the Project Ranger for the ‘Rise of Northwood’ woodland restoration project, as maternity cover.

With your endless passion for our work, you’ll help with the protection and care of habitats, wildlife, property and machinery, and your passion will inspire other to love this beautiful place as much as you do. We want you to engage with visitors, making time to talk to them, not rushing away to the next task. As an easily identifiable member of the Ranger team, on your best day you will be creating lasting memories for everyone

You’ll make sure that, at every twist and turn of these fantastic landscapes, we’re delivering outstanding outdoors experiences and excellent conservation work. You’ll share our common goal with customers and build relationships in the local community, proudly representing the National Trust. So whether you’re maintaining our green spaces to assisting with guided visitor walks, through to delivering a wide range of engaging visitor experiences, no two days will be the same.

You’ll also share and promote the work that we do here, ensuring special places like these are here to be both protected and enjoyed by everyone for ever. This will see you responding to queries and explaining the value of the work being undertaken. After all, your passion and dedication could fire the imagination that makes a visitor become a supporter for the rest of their life.

In this role, you’ll work some weekends, bank holiday and evenings and being on-call.

Our team believe that people deserve more than just ‘good service’, but an amazing experience they’ll never forget, and we are looking for like-minded people to join us.

You’ll need to;

Deliver practical conservation work to protect and enhance the conservation status of the property
Demonstrate a passion for nature, heritage and the outdoors
Able to engage with visitors to ensure they understand the value of your work
Help create a great place to work, sharing common goals
Be enthusiastic with a willingness to learn
Be an excellent team player
Be able to work safely, with risk assessments and compliance with safety procedures
Experience in a land, access and conservation management
Experience in and working in a similar outdoor setting
Competence with machinery and equipment as well as having the relevant certificates required
A full UK driving licence
The package
Looking after you

Health cash plan – from as little as £2.81 per month for you and your dependents
Pension contribution match up to 10%
EAP and proactive Health and Wellbeing
Discounted gym membership