Seasonal Warden

Are you passionate about the outdoors? Do you love chatting to people? Do you want to make a difference to the Dorset Heaths?

The Dorset Heaths Partnership (DHP) is looking to recruit two seasonal wardens. You will be working as part of the multi-disciplined team carrying out heathland mitigation within the Dorset Council area. The Dorset Heaths Partnerships help to enhance and protect the globally important heathland habitat that we are lucky enough to have here in Dorset. Small changes in the way visitors use the heathlands can make a big difference to the wildlife. Dorset Heaths Partnership seasonal wardens play a key role in helping people understand how they can help their local heaths.

The roles will involve daily site visits to heathland sites across the Dorset Council area from Purbeck to Verwood. You will be liaising with land managers and engaging with site visitors inspiring them to respect and protect the heathland habitat. Seasonal wardens will also attend local community events and provide social media content to promote the messages of the Partnership.

We are looking for passionate and self-motivated team members. You should hold a qualification linked to countryside management and if possible, a knowledge of the heathland habitat and species. The successful candidates will be confident in communicating with the public on site and at local events. You will be working alone on site in all weathers as well as with other team members. This includes those delivering the monitoring, Dorset Dogs, Firewise and BARI projects.

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
• have ambitious aspirations
• are excited about our future
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

• have access to a range of employee benefits 
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

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