Assistant Wilder Grazing Ranger

This is a practical role that incorporates skills such as strimming and fence repair, alongside high quality animal welfare checks, volunteer recruitment and team support. In order to provide 7-day-a-week cover, the working days for this post are Tuesday to Saturday and mostly across sites in the Eastern half of the county (complimenting another post working Sunday to Thursday in the West of the county). The role is based at our head office at Tyland Barn, Maidstone. A vehicle is provided for travelling between sites. There is no on-call rota associated with this post currently as this is covered elsewhere. Livestock experience is preferred but full training will be provided.

Do you have a range of practical tickets? Are you confident working outdoors independently in a role where no two days are the same? Do you have good organisational skills that allow you to make changes to your working day when new challenges arise, as they frequently do with livestock and the public? Do you have good skills communicating through WhatsApp and Teams, with experience of working remotely on cloud based systems? Are you curious about or already involved in conservation grazing and the biodiversity benefits? If so, we want to hear from you!

Kent Wildlife Trust is the county's leading conservation charity with more than 31,000 members and over 1000 registered volunteers. We manage and protect over 9000 acres of land across more than 90 different sites and nature reserves, alongside 2 visitor centres.

But we can't save nature alone. So, we work closely with local communities, businesses, organisations and individuals to protect and restore wildlife and wild spaces and create a wilder Kent for the benefit of people and the planet.

The opportunity:

Kent Wildlife Trust is at the forefront of developing innovative ways of using graziers, browsers and rootlers to deliver missing ecosystem elements that were once provided by wild animals. Kent Wildlife Trust owns over 800 animals of 16 different species and breeds working across over 50 nature reserves and covering hundreds of hectares. The Wilder Grazing Rangers support the delivery of many of these projects, working closely with the Area Wardens, Livestock Managers, and Evidence Officers.

We offer exceptional enhanced benefits. Recognising the wellbeing pressures related to the climate and nature crises we face as a society, we provide flexible work options, wellbeing initiatives, and professional development opportunities. Whatever stage of your career you're at, our comprehensive benefits package at Kent Wildlife Trust can be a key factor in your decision to join us.

Procedure for applicants:

Applicants should read the Guidance Notes carefully before completing the online application form supported by a personal statement and CV.

Successful candidates will be invited to Successful candidates will be invited to a face-to-face interview at Tyland Barn on 13th November 024. Interviews will include a set of competency questions, an admin/office-based task, and a practical livestock check.

Join our team and help us create a Wilder Kent!

Kent Wildlife Trust Group is Wild About Inclusion. To us, this means inspiring, empowering and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural world for the better. It also means cultivating inclusive workspaces that are free from discrimination, where differences are celebrated, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature!