Operative Ranger - Parliament Hill Fields

About Us

The City of London Corporation manages 11,000 acres (approximately 4,500 hectares) of land in and around London that is enjoyed by over 16 million visitors annually. Whilst there are small pockets of land within the Square Mile, the majority can be found elsewhere in London and the surrounding counties. The City Corporation acts as Trustee of 10 charities which, through their various objects, are responsible for the preservation in perpetuity of a large proportion of these award-winning open spaces.

The role

The Operative Ranger is the frontline face of our open spaces and critical to ensuring a safe, welcoming customer experience to all users and maintaining the high standards required for the Green Flag Award and other nationally recognised standards. The Operative Ranger will play a dynamic role in supporting existing teams to keep Hampstead Heath clean and safe, engaging with visitors and community groups, continuing with the upkeep of fine turf sports pitches, amenity grass areas and facilities, including a UKA, Trackmark certificated, Athletics Track, and supporting events and entertainment across the department.

The ideal Candidate

You will have a full clean driving licence. You have a good understanding of Health & Safety within a work environment. You have the relevant certification to operate machinery and tools. You will have demonstrable experience working in a fast-paced open spaces environment. You have good communication skills, can follow company policies and procedures, and provide accurate updates to your line manager both written and verbal. You show initiative and work well in a team. You are flexible, calm under pressure and have a can-do approach to working outdoors.

Benefits Include

• Competitive salary starting at £33,630 including Inner London Weighting, depending on experience.
• 24 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Pension scheme is operated in accordance with Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee assistance programmes including mental well-being support
• Bicycle Loan scheme
• Travel card scheme

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV0380. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

This role requires a Basic Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable. We are committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay across the whole organisation and against external sectors.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.

Closing date: 6 January 2025.