Ranger Support Officer
Permanent
Grade A - £24,796 - £26,824
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
Do you have a passion for working with communities and helping people connect with nature?
Birmingham Ranger Service plays a key role in caring for and championing conservation across the city’s parks, open spaces and nature reserves. As the UK’s first accredited Nature City, Birmingham is delivering its ambitious City of Nature 25-Year Plan, and our Parks and Greenspace Service is entering an exciting period of transformation and growth. Working at the heart of our communities, our Rangers help protect, enhance and bring Birmingham’s natural spaces to life for residents and visitors alike.
About the Role
We are looking to recruit a Ranger Support Officer to complement and strengthen Birmingham’s Ranger Service. This role will play an important part in welcoming visitors, sharing environmental information and acting as a key point of contact for the public across our parks and open spaces. You will help communicate the city’s wildlife, heritage and conservation work, supporting Rangers in creating engaging, informative and enjoyable experiences for everyone who visits Birmingham’s natural spaces.
Responsibilities
* contributing to community engagement and visitor activities
* supporting site management and day-to-day operations
* managing hub orders, coordinating goods and services through the procurement system, and handling general enquiries
About you
To thrive in this role, our ideal candidate will have:
* good IT skills
* ability to maintain financial and performance information for the site
* strong communication skills
* ability to manage multiple tasks with demanding priorities
* good organisational skills
There will be an occasional requirement for out of hours attendance at various events on parks. Ranger Service staff currently work a weekend rota. This requirement is fully covered in the rate of pay indicated. Ranger Service staff also work 8 out of 12 Bank Holiday days for which additional payment is claimed. Ranger Service Hours are annualised to 36.5 hrs per week; the working pattern is 9.30am – 4.30pm in winter (25 weeks) and 9.30am – 18.00pm in summer (27 weeks).
What we offer in return…
* Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund – with generous employer contributions
* Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 30 days, increasing with length of service
* My Rewards Scheme – access to 800+ brands providing discounts and savings
* Health and wellbeing support – independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling, occupational
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.
R Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquiries please contact the Resourcing Team.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
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