Countryside Warden

Countryside Warden

£27,803 – £30,296 pa

Horsham

About the role:

Horsham District Council is looking for a Countryside Warden to work across
the Parks and Countryside estate. This includes the Warnham Local Nature Reserve, and
Southwater Country Park and a range of other sites from an urban cemetery designated as a Local
Wildlife Site to a SSSI wood. We have just acquired a new site, Bramber Brooks, on the banks of
the River Adur.

As a Countryside Warden you will help manage both urban and rural sites, working with
colleagues, volunteers and contractors. Practical habitat management and maintenance of site
infrastructure is a key part of the work, but so is excellent customer service to help manage
our visitors. There is also working with our small herd of livestock, biological recording and
seeking to improve biodiversity across those of our Parks and open spaces which are not
principally managed for wildlife.

About you: 

To succeed as Countryside Warden you will have a wide range of practical countryside management
experience and passionate about wildlife. You must be out-going and able to lead volunteers and
explain both site works and species ID to the general public. You will need to have good
administrative and IT skills, and as part of a small, hard-working and friendly team, you must
be adaptable and willing to take the initiative.

About us:

We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can
really get to know everybody.

We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’
(207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options
where applicable.

We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from
online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local
Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable
salary.

To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for
professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house
learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of
Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Visit our Jobs and careers page to
find out more about Working for
Horsham District Council and Our employment
commitments.

Closing date: 8th July 2024 at 12 noon.