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Dorset Wildlife Trust
Wilder Dorset
Community RangerRecruitment Information Pack
© Paul Williams
About Us
Our Vision
Dorset rich
in wildlife for
everyone.
Our Mission
To champion wildlife
and natural places and
to inspire people to
value and take
action for nature.
Dorset Wildlife Trust is the leading charity dedicated to nature
conservation in Dorset. From small beginnings in 1961 based entirely on
voluntary effort,we now have over 25,000 members, 42 nature reserves,
5 visitor centres and a thriving programme of outreach with
communities. As a business we have grown, with over 55 employees, but
we have never lost our volunteer ethos and rely on the support of
thousands of people.
© Chris Gomersall
Working for Dorset Wildlife Trust
As well as working in the stunning Dorset countryside, there are a number of benefits to working for Dorset Wildlife Trust:
• Flexible working• We operate under a hybrid working model where appropriate, and encourage
flexible working arrangements where we are able to do so.
• Pay and pension• Our salaries are single point salaries within each Grade, and are regularly
benchmarked.
• We have a pension plan of a 7%, with 5% employer contribution and 2% employee contribution.
• Holidays• Starting holiday entitlement is 24 days per year (pro rata for part time roles)
plus Public Holidays, rising by 1 day per year to a maximum of 29 days.
• Uniform and PPE• Uniform and PPE provided free of charge
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© John Bridges
Working for Dorset Wildlife Trust
• Staff wellbeing• Employee Assistance Programme,Social
activities and Team days.We have an active Staff Liaison Group, bringing innovative suggestions and ideas to the workplace environment.
• Training and development• We offer regular in-house training
available to all staff, plus the opportunity for external training and qualifications for role specific requirements.
• Values• We are an inclusive employer, recognising
and valuing our staff as individuals where all have a voice in how we are run.
www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
© Rachel Janes
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Our ReservesWe manage more than 42 nature reserves for wildlife and people across the whole of Dorset. We also work with
other organisations and landowners to protect and connect wildlife sites across the county and inspire local
communities and young people to care for wildlife where they live.
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North
Ashley Wood, Bracketts Coppice, Broad Oak
Orchard, Collyer’s Brook, Fontmell Down, Girdlers
Coppice, Greenhill Down, Hendover Coppice,
HibbittWoods,HolwayWoods,Mill Ham Island
South
Brooklands Farm, Fine Foundation Chesil Beach
Centre, Haydon Hill, Higher Hyde Heath, Kilwood,
King Barrow Quarries, Lorton Meadows, Stonehill
Down, Tadnoll & Winfrith, Tout Quarries, Townsend,
Wild Seas Centre
East
Bugdens Meadow, Corfe Mullen Meadow, Happy
Bottom, Lower Common, Sopley Common, Sovell
Down, Sutton Holms, Troublefield, Upton Heath,
Brownsea Island,Lytchett Bay
West
Kingcombe Meadows, Kings Lane Orchard,
Loscombe, Nunnery Mead, Peascombe, Powerstock
Common, South Poorton, West Bexington, West
Milton
Our Facilities
In addition to the beautiful nature reserves we care for, Dorset Wildlife Trust has six centreswhich provide a base for office working environments, as well as visitor centre facilities.
Brooklands Farm is the DWT HQ and provides the office base for many roles. The HQ is beside the restored hay-meadow and is a haven for wildflowers, beetles and butterflies.
The Kingcombe Centre is set within the lovely, newly designated Kingcombe and Powerstock National Nature Reserve.
The Urban Wildlife Centre is situated in East Dorset amongst stunning heathland and hosts a multitude of flora and fauna.
Brooklands Farm (HQ)
The Kingcombe Centre
Urban Wildlife Centre
Director
Finances and Resources
Director Nature-based
Solutions
Director
Nature Recovery
Networks
Director
Fundraising and Marketing
Head of HR
& Resources
Finance
Administrator
Office
Administrator
Cleaner
Finance
Assistant
Administration
Assistant
Dorset LNP
Manager
Community
Engagement
Manager
Marine Policy &
Evidence
Manager
Farm
Advisor
Wilder
Dorset
Project
Manager
Staff Structure
Conservation
Officer
Conservation
Officer
(Rivers)
Chief Executive
Conservation
Officer
(Purbeck)
Urban Green
Project
Officer
Wild Paths
Coordinator
Gillingham
Royal Forest
Project
Officer
Conservation
Officer
(Planning)
Nature
Reserves
Technical
Manager
Nature
Reserves
Operations
Manager
Centres
Manager
(Coastal)
Centre
Assistant
Explore
West
Dorset
Project
Officer
Volunteering
Coordinator
Living
Landscapes
Ecologist
Reserves
Warden
(West)
Reserves
Warden
(South)
Farm &
Livestock
Officer
Poole
Harbour
Reserves
Officer
North
Dorset
Warden
Assistant
Warden
(North &
West)
Assistant
Warden
Warden
(Volunteer
Support)
Assistant
Warden
Brownsea
Island
Engagement
and Reserve
Officer
Brownsea
Project
Officer
Centre
Assistant
Centres
Officer (Wild
Seas Centre)
Marine Centre
Assistant
Centre
Assistant
Fundraising &
Development
Manager
Supporter
Care & CRM
Manager
Marketing
Project
Officer`
Legacy &
Grants
Officer
Fundraising &
Projects
Administration
Assistant
Data
Administrator
Supporter
Care
Officer
Designer Marketing and
Communications
Officer
Designer
Updated 05/08/21
Catchment
Manager
Kingcombe
Centre
Assistant
Wilder Dorset
Community
Ranger
Wilder Dorset Ranger Key Information
Closing Date: Sunday 12th September 2021
Salary: £22,854
Contract Type: Fixed term for 18 months
Location: Flexible – Urban Wildlife Centre, Brooklands, Court Farm
Team: Nature-based Solutions
Interview Date: Tuesday 21st September 2021
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A Wilder Dorset
In a bid to tackle the ecological and climate crises, DorsetWildlife Trust has acquired a large area of land near BereRegis. This site, around 170 hectares in total, will showcasesustainable change in land use. It will give Dorset’s wildlifemuch-needed room to spread and regenerate and give thecommunity new space to reconnect with nature. We arelooking for an inspiring individual who can inform, involveand excite the local community about our plans, inparticular our plans to use rewilding over much of thesite.
You will work alongside the Project Manager tocollaborate with the local community to help deliver newwild spaces on their doorstep, create volunteer teams tohelp with our land management and surveying and deliveron site management and estate maintenance. Rewilding ishighly exciting, but often misunderstood and so we arelooking for an individual who can capture this excitementand clearly communicate our plans and how they willbenefit wildlife and the community.
The successful candidate will have a passion for restoringnature and inspiring others with nature and exemplarskills in communicating with people of different ages andbackgrounds. They will be confident and experienced inpractical management and the use of hand tools andleading and creating volunteer teams.
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© Rob Farrington
Wilder Dorset Ranger Job Description
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Overall Role
Main Responsibilities
To play a key role in delivering Dorset Wildlife Trust’s exciting new 170ha rewilding project. The project will deliver a
large community-based nature recovery project near Bere Regis land at a landscape-scale that will help tackle the
climate and ecological crises. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring strong community engagement,
developing volunteering opportunities and undertaking, with volunteers where appropriate, site management tasks
and environmental monitoring.
• Community involvement and public engagement
• Volunteer involvement
• Habitat and access management
For more information, please refer to the Job Description.
© Alexander Mustard
Person Specification
Area A Experience
· Engaging local communities
in conserving their natural
heritage, including those
underrepresented in nature
conservation activities
(essential).
· Supervising and training
volunteers in practical wildlife
conservation (essential).
· Leading and undertaking a
range of conservation tasks,
including practical habitat and
access management work
(essential).
· Organising and running
awareness-raising activities
(essential).
· Wildlife species recording
(desirable).
Area B Knowledge
· Practical habitat management
and policies and land uses that
influence Dorset habitats
(essential).
· Safe working practices, health
and safety legislation and
implementation (essential).
· Interpreting natural heritage
to a variety of audiences
(essential).
· Natural history and/or
ecology (essential).
· Understanding of rewilding
(essential).
· The importance of access to
nature for wellbeing (essential).
· Countryside and access
legislation and best practice
(desirable).
· Ability to identify a good range
of species and knowledge of
habitat requirements, and
ecology of key species
(desirable).
Area C Skills
· Good written and spoken
communication skills
(essential).
· Ability to work with a
diverse range of people
(including landowners,
contractors, officers of
statutory agencies, volunteers
and members of the public)
(essential).
· Hold a full driving licence
(essential).
· Qualifications in use of
power tools such as chainsaw
and brushcutter (desirable).
· First aid (desirable).
· Computer literacy (word
processing, Geographical
Information Systems)
(desirable).
Area D Personal Qualities
· Ability to work in a team
and under own initiative.
· Enthusiasm, self motivation
and self discipline.
· Flexibility.
· Tact, diplomacy and integrity.
· Sense of humour.
· Presentable appearance
when needed.
· Ability to keep to timescales,
meet deadlines and organise
work efficiently.
· Ability to talk to and
enthuse people of differing
backgrounds.
· Initiative and creativity.
How to Apply
To apply for this post, please download and complete the
application form and then submit it to
Alternatively, you can post your completed application
to:
Head of HR & Resources, Dorset Wildlife Trust,
Brooklands Farm, Forston, Dorset DT2 7AA.
If you require further information regarding this vacancy,
please phone 01305 264620