Summary
As a Ranger, you’re a champion of nature conservation and the great outdoors, and you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring Sheringham Park remains well managed - for wildlife and for people. You’ll help care for its nationally significant wild garden, historic parkland, and woodland, ensuring they thrive for future generations. You should be willing to work some weekends and bank holidays.
There are two contracts available: One is working 37.5 (full time) hours per week and the other is 30 hours per week.
What it's like to work here
You’ll be part of a passionate countryside team based at Sheringham Park, within the Norfolk Coast, Broads and Sheringham portfolio. The team is collaborative, supportive, and committed to high standards of conservation and visitor experience. Reporting to a Lead Ranger, you’ll work alongside other rangers, volunteers, and a gardener to care for one of Norfolk’s most iconic landscapes. This is a site with nationally significant rhododendron collections, diverse woodland, and stunning coastal views - an inspiring place to work.
What you'll be doing
You’ll play an important role in helping us achieve our restore nature goals. Your work will focus particularly on habitat management and site presentation. This includes carrying out safety checks to ensure all areas are safe for visitors, as well as undertaking routine practical tasks such as planting, felling, and operating machinery including chainsaws, strimmers, lawnmowers, and tractors. You’ll also help maintain paths and viewpoints, and support the ongoing care and control of rhododendron.
Other responsibilities include wildlife recording, maintaining site infrastructure, and engaging with visitors to enhance their experience.
You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all of the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what’s possible in this role.
Who we're looking for
Applications from redeployees are assessed against the minimum criteria for the role. In your application, please provide details of how you meet the minimum criteria below:
1. ability to carry out physical tasks to protect and improve land, habitats, and access
2. confidence in helping visitors understand and enjoy the place and its conservation work
3. understanding of safety procedures and ability to help others stay safe
4. experience in working well with colleagues and supporting volunteers
5. capability to organise work and use tools, time and materials responsibly
6. awareness of how to help the property run well and support its long-term future
7. a driver with a full UK driving licence
The package
The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.
8. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
9. Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
10. Rental deposit loan scheme
11. Season ticket loan
12. EV car lease scheme
13. Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
14. Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
15. Flexible working whenever possible
16. Employee assistance programme
17. Free parking at most Trust places