Ranger - West Kennett, Marlborough

Joining the hard working and dedicated team here at Wiltshire Landscape you will play a key role in maintaining our special places and ensuring they are presented to the highest possible standard., At Calstone and Cherhill you will find 200ha rolling chalk downland and dry coombe valleys with an abundance of species rich chalk grassland flowers and butterflies and an Iron age hillfort with breath-taking panoramic views of the Wiltshire landscape. There are many important and rare invertebrate and plant species such as the Burnt Tip orchid and Wart biter cricket and the opportunity to become involved in species recovery work for both these and several other important plant and butterfly species.

Further west we look after Sutton Lane Meadows, with thousands of Green Winged orchids and new to the portfolio are the countryside sites around Lacock, Great Chalfield and Westwood Manor with fantastic opportunities to help with the creation of new woodlands & hedges and the management of lowland floodplain meadows.

Throughout the portfolio you will be working alongside skilled and experienced fellow rangers with opportunities to soak up the specialist knowledge of our archaeologists and wildlife advisers.

There is lots going on, including scrub management, practical estate maintenance work, regular volunteer work parties, and ecological surveying, to name but a few elements of this exciting ranger role.

What you'll be doing

Line managed by the Area Ranger for Lacock you will be directly involved with the two important but quite different SSSI grassland sites at Calstone and Cherhill and Sutton Lane meadows, as well as supporting the work of at Lacock, Great Chalfield, Westwood Manor and Bewley Common. You will work both on your own and with other members of staff, as well as with several volunteer groups supervising them on a variety of practical tasks. It is all about being outside and getting your hands dirty, looking after our nature and heritage, and making our sites accessible for our many visitors.

With your endless passion for our work, you will help with the protection and care of habitats, wildlife, property and machinery, and your passion will inspire others to love these beautiful places 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.

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.

We'd love to hear from you if you're:

ability to carry out physical tasks to protect and improve land, habitats, and access

confidence in helping visitors understand and enjoy the place and its conservation work

understanding of safety procedures and ability to help others stay safe

experience in working well with colleagues and supporting volunteers

capability to organise work and use tools, time and materials responsibly

awareness of how to help the property run well and support its long-term future

a driver with a full UK driving licence

The National Trust is committed to promoting and preserving those places of natural beauty and historic interest for which it has the privilege to be responsible for the benefit of the nation, for everyone for ever.

The Trust is proud of what has been achieved over the last 126 years and is determined to maintain those high standards of conservation, stewardship and curatorial care for which it has been recognised throughout the world.

Its achievements have enabled the general public and the Trust's members and visitors to enjoy and appreciate the countryside, coastline, gardens, historic buildings and collections, all of which encapsulate so much of the history of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There is a duty to tell that history in a complete, balanced and accurate way, and without judgement.

The National Trust continues as a guardian of the past, and for the future, to uphold its duty to maintain and enhance what has been entrusted to its care.

Salary: 27,612 per annum

Hours/ working pattern: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week. In this role, you'll work some weekends, bank holidays, and evenings.

Contract: Permanent

A full UK driving licence will be essential to fulfil the requirements of this role.

With bases at West Kennett Farm and Lacock your work will focus on our properties in the north-west of Wiltshire including our countryside sites at Calstone & Cherhill, Lacock, Great Chalfield and Westwood Manor., 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.

Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

Rental deposit loan scheme

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)

Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

Flexible working whenever possible

Employee assistance programme

Free parking at most Trust places