Seasonal Ranger

The Company:

The Cairngorms National Park (CNP) is the largest national park in the UK, covering 4500km2. It is also a place of sheer abundance, having more high mountain ground than anywhere else in the UK, the largest Caledonian forest, some of Scotland’s purest rivers and finest livestock rearing farmland. It is home to 25 percent of the UK’s rare and endangered species. It is a truly unique place to work, with our dedicated and passionate Visitor Services team who are committed to people and nature thriving together.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority is a fantastic place to work and offers great opportunities to grow your career. The Park Authority is listed in the UK’s top 100 best not- for-profit companies to work for. We’re dedicated to both this amazing place and our employees.

The Candidate:

• In depth geographical knowledge of the “outdoors”
• An understanding of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code
• Strong customer focus and interpersonal skills with a clear ability to communicate well with a range of audiences and deal with challenging situations
• A passion for, and experience of, encouraging a wide range of people to responsibly enjoy the outdoors
• Experience of working as part of a team in outdoor and countryside activities
• Ability to work alone, without supervision, along with excellent team and partnership working skills
• Current UK Full Driving Licence for manual vehicles and good experience of driving on rural roads
• Flexible approach to working hours as regular evening until 10pm, morning from 6am and weekend working will be required.
• Physically fit and able/willing to work outside in all weather conditions
• Permission to work in the UK

The Package:

• Civil service pension scheme – some of the benefits include:
  • member contribution rates among the lowest in the public sector
  • tax relief on your contributions
  • generous employer contributions
  • a secure, inflation-proof pension for life, with no investment uncertainty
  • the option of tax-free lump sum on retirement
  • potential access to ill health and injury benefits if you become too ill to work
  • life assurance cover
  • benefits for loved ones and dependants
  • options to increase your pension
  • keeping all your pensions in one place by transferring in a pension you have built up elsewhere
  • support from our trusted charity partners
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus Public Holidays
• Professional development
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Use of pool cars.