There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.
Ranger
Locations – Birkenhead Park and West Wirral (Ashton Park)
About the Roles:
We are looking for two driven and knowledgeable individuals to join our Parks and Countryside Team, supporting the management and care of Wirral’s proud Parks and Green Spaces, looking after some of the most scenic and loved sites in the borough. We are looking for two full-time Rangers, who will be enthusiastic and self-motivated people, skilled at communicating, and capable of forming strong effective partnerships with a wide variety of people. It is essential you have experience of engaging members of the public and working with volunteers on practical projects.
Birkenhead Park, the world’s first publicly funded municipal park and aspiring World Heritage Site, is seeking a dedicated person to join the team at the Visitor Services Team, where your main role will be looking after the Grade I listed landscape and its numerous listed buildings, with regular inspection, minor maintenance and repair works and supervision of volunteers on task days. You will also work within the Visitor Centre, providing information to visitors, delivering educational activities with local schools and visitors, and carrying out site-based interpretation to promote the history and heritage of the park. You should have a good understanding of conservation issues related to listed buildings and landscapes; good computer skills and experience of running activities with a variety of user groups.
West Wirral’s Parks and Countryside team is looking for an experienced individual to play a key role in managing country parks, coastal areas, open spaces, Sites of Special Scientific Interest and other parks, their visitors, users, volunteers, and friends’ groups, including the management of practical tasks carried out by volunteers at these sites. You will be responsible for keeping records and communicating effectively by email and in person with user groups. You will need a good awareness of health and safety issues and demonstrate a passion and interest in wildlife and conservation, and habitat management.
About the candidate:
We are looking for people with the following experience and qualifications:
- Qualifications appropriate to the post e.g. countryside management, environmental sciences, recreation
- An understanding of and ability to deliver excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
- Dealing with members of the public
- Working with children/schools.
- A knowledge and experience of conservation or recreation management.
- Experience of organising events and activities
- Use of modern methods of interpretation i.e. leading walks, giving talks etc.
- Maths and English level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience.
- Full Driving Licence
Please note that this role will require the successful candidate to work outside of normal office hours/ flexible working pattern inherent part of the post, which includes working 50% of weekend days, and some bank holidays.
We would ask that candidates who wish to be considered for this role specify which location they would prefer to work at.
Interviews to be held week commencing 15th May 2023.
For further information or enquiries about the roles please email the following:
Chris Osborne (Birkenhead Park) christopherosborne@wirral.gov.uk
Christine Smyth (West Wirral - Ashton Park) christinesmyth@wirral.gov.uk
Working at Wirral
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We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.
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Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.
It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.
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