Overview

Assistant Warden
Reference: MAY20225671
Location: Frampton Marsh
Salary: £23,939 – £26,558 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave (pro-rata
Duration: Fixed Term for 6 months, Full Time

What’s the role about?

Would you like to be an essential part of the Frampton Marsh family? Helping to combine key species recovery and amazing visitor experiences using creative habitat management techniques?

If that sounds like a lot, it is! But that’s what it takes to see year on year increases of breeding and wintering birds alongside a consistent rise in footfall to enjoy it all.

We need a driven and dynamic individual to join the team as we move into the next phase of reserve development.

There are several visitor and habitat projects to be completed as well as the installation of a new café so you need to be up for a challenge.

Could this be you? We have a great track record of honing and nurturing enthusiasm and willingness into career conservationists. Desire and passion is essential and the energy you put into the role will be matched by support and development. Not only will the reserve be at its best while you’re here, but we will help you will be the best you want to be.

Key areas of work:

We have a broad and talented group of volunteers that are essential to the success of the reserve. You will lead and develop this high performing team leading by example. Good communication, humour and work ethic will see you settle in well.

We have a large complex wetland, made up of smaller habitat parcels. You will help to manage these different areas individually and in unison to ensure conservation targets are being met while providing eye popping views of wildlife for visitors. This will include island vegetation management in the Autumn prior to winter flooding.

To get the job done we need the tools to do it. Maintenance of reserve machinery to ensure they are operating safely and efficiently for you and the team is essential. This will be a mixture of external and in house training where needed.

Hitting the higher percentiles for visitor satisfaction is something we take seriously. Maintenance of reserve infrastructure for visitors to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience is a regular and ongoing part of the role.

With an abundance of wildlife on the reserves, understanding what is doing what and where is at the core of our workload. Monitoring of key species and habitats allows the reserves management practices to be assessed so targets for improvements can be set. You will aid the monitoring and have input into these targets.

You will be working with a team that maintains high standards of health and safety. This minimises the risk to you as an individual, our volunteers, visitors  and the RSPB. It is essential to ensure understanding and compliance of health and safety while undertaking duties on the reserves.

Everyone chips in to help the reserve be the best it can be. Part of that may involve assisting with the running of events, generating income to support the work we do..

General administration and report writing associated with all of the above. Understanding of Microsoft Word and Excel will ensure admin and reports are up to date and systematically organised for record keeping of reserve data.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience:

  • Experience of practical land management and delivering estate management tasks.
  • Experience in the safe operation and maintenance of machinery, tools and equipment.
  • Experience of leading volunteers.
  • Ecological knowledge of reedbed, scrapes and wet grasslands.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Proven time management and organisational skills.
  • Working unsupervised for extended periods, as part of a team or leading a team.
  • Problem solving skills, creating well thought through practical solutions.
  • Competent in the use of Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Full, manual driving licence.

Desirable knowledge skills and experience

  • Previous experience of working or volunteering in the Environmental or land management sectors.
  • Experience of biological monitoring and surveying.
  • LANTRA, or equivalent qualification, in the safe use of brushcutter and knapsack sprayer
  • Experience of using GIS mapping software.
  • Experience implementing risk assessments and updating health and safety records.

Additional information:

  • This role will involve lone working and working in remote locations.
  • This role will require occasional weekend, early morning and evening working so will need someone who is able to be flexible.

The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

Closing Date: 23:59, Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from 10th June 2022

Interested? 
 
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. 

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.