Salary
£25,280 pa
Contractual hours
35
Basis
Full time
Workplace role category
Workplace
Date posted
17/04/2025
Job reference
OENV0423
We are seeking to appoint an Apprentice Ranger to work with us in delivering a range of practical and community-based activities across our commons.
If you are interested in learning a new range of skills that will prepare you for a career in wildlife management and the protection of sites for nature conservation, we would like to hear from you.
Our apprenticeship is open to everyone and offers paid work-based learning opportunities that will help you set the course for a future career in nature conservation. You don’t need to have previous experience to apply, although volunteering might give you a taste of what the role could involve. All you need is GCSE Grade 5 (or C grade) in English and Maths, and we’ll support you to gain these qualifications if you don’t have them already. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, maternity, race, religion or belief, gender, and sexual orientation.
The apprenticeship involves both on and off-the-job training, supported by a dedicated mentor with regular attendance at an approved FE college during the first 12 months.
You will work with the ranger team responsible for managing six Open Spaces that are managed for their rich natural and cultural heritage, as well as for informal recreation.
You will support the delivery of the annual work programme and will be trained in the use of tools and machinery to carry out this work.
You will develop excellent communication skills to deal with the public, assist with guided walks and promote the work of the City of London to our local communities.
You will be based primarily at the Merlewood Estate Office in Caterham which is the operational base for the west Wickham & Coulsdon Commons
The working week is based upon an average 35-hour week (09:00- 4:30 Mon-Fri) but this will vary according to the need to attend college for monthly block weeks during the first year of the apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship role is based at West Wickham & Coulsdon Commons and will last for 18 months (including time to complete your End Point Assessment).
If you are enthusiastic and committed to achieving your countryside worker level 2 apprenticeship qualification and are eligible to apply, we would love to hear from you.
To qualify for this apprenticeship, you will need to be:
- 16 or over by the end of the summer holidays
Living in England Not in full-time education at the time of applying
If you are a non-UK citizen – you need to have permission from the UK government to live in
the UK (not for educational purposes) and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous three years before the start of the apprenticeship.
Selected apprenticeships require evidence of English and Maths GCSE Grade C/5 or equivalent.
If we request specific qualification evidence it will be required before applications are considered, please send copies of your certificates and application reference number to CoLHR.Apprenticeships@cityoflondon.gov.uk .
Prior learning: If you have prior learning e.g., a similar or higher level of qualification like the apprenticeship we will be unable to consider your application as your prior learning will not meet the funding rule criteria. If you have prior experience in a similar role to the apprenticeship your experience may also exclude you from an apprenticeship.
If you have any questions on this, please contact CoLHR.Apprenticeships@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Selection for the apprenticeship is on the basis of suitability and commitment to the apprenticeship not qualification.
Please see the Job Information Pack for further information.
Please ensure you answer the questions included in the pack in the Supporting Information section on the application form.
Closing date: 12 noon on 8 May 2025.
To apply online, please click the Apply online button below.
Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV0423 if you experience any problems. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
Please note that this apprenticeship is not available to current City of London employees.
As part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to undertake a prior learning check, all prior qualifications will be verified through the education system to ensure no prior learning has taken place that will impact the apprentice criteria before a successful candidate is formally offered the apprenticeship.
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
