Assistant Ranger Apprenticeship - Level 2

You’ll be working outdoors in all weathers as part of our ranger teams, supporting our strategy to restore a healthy, beautiful and natural environment. Your role will be working to protect and improve the health and wildlife richness of our countryside, preserving all the benefits we get from it and helping our visitors to experience and get closer to conservation of our special outdoor places.

Your training will be delivered via a combination of mandatory week long college blocks and online learning, with all expenses and travel paid. There may also be opportunities to travel to other National Trust locations with some overnight stays to expand your learning and experience.

On the Roseland Peninsula, you will be working across diverse habitats from the rich coastal grasslands and wildflower meadows to the wooded valleys, waterways and beaches that make up this varied and beautiful landscape. Additionally, the team has recently taken back management of one of the farms which is an exciting opportunity to be involved in bringing nature back onto the land in a significant way. 

The work is as varied as the landscape and involves everything a ranger might do from maintaining the coast path to habitat creation and surveying. You will be able to develop a solid baseline of practical skills like fencing, tree work and animal management, as well as a solid understanding of land management and the ecology of our habitats.

Training:

Working alongside your mentor on tasks specific to your apprenticeship, you’ll develop the skills & knowledge relevant to this apprenticeship standard (Countryside worker level 2).

You’ll attend, and prepare for, regular review meetings with your training provider, and be accountable for your own progression. You’ll be required to complete mandatory e-learning, courses and training provided.

Training Outcome:

This role can lead to an assistant ranger or ranger role and potentially move to a L4 Countryside Ranger apprenticeship after additional experience gained in role.

Employer Description:
We protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. We look after hundreds of houses and close to a million objects, along with vast areas of coastline, countryside and green spaces, for everyone’s benefit. With our staff, members, volunteers and supporters, we’re the biggest conservation charity in Europe. Everyone can get involved, everyone can make a difference.

Working Hours :
Fixed Term f/t (37.5 hrs pw to 26/02/27).

Skills:
Communication skills,Team working,Physical fitness