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Apprentice Craftsperson

Forestry Commission • Pickering, England, United Kingdom • £23.80k - £27.52k / year • 6d ago

Details

Reference number

423892

Salary

£23,732 - £23,732

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Administrative Assistant

Contract type

Fixed term

Length of employment

2 years

Business area

FC - Forestry England

Type of role

Environment and Sustainability

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location

Pickering, Yorkshire and the Humber, YO18 7EL

About the job

Job summary

What youll do

Please see the job description and L3 Apprenticeship Factsheet below for more information and details about what we need from you and what you can expect from the program.

Where youll work

Yorkshire District covers an area from Teesside to Spurn Head, stretching over the North York Moors National Park, and the Leeds metropolitan are to the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The district is responsible for the sustainable management of a 21,000-hectare estate, including some of England most expansive and ecologically important woodland parcels. These forests are of distinct natural importance, and are also steeped in history and culture, surrounding the homes of a diverse population. They attract over 400,000 visits per year, including at the Dalby Forest Visitor Centre. It is our job to manage these woodlands so that they produce a range of public benefits and ensure that they continue to thrive for many generations to come. We do this by managing spaces for wildlife and people, alongside sustainable timber production and carbon capture. We want to do our part to ensure a prosperous and sustainable future for Yorkshire Forest District and the more than 3.5 million people who call the area home.

Job description

Key responsibilities & accountabilities

do forest estate management operations including vegetation management, timber mensuration, fencing, planting, habitat enhancement and protecting historic features.
support timber harvesting activities.
support recreation activities practical recreation facility maintenance, tree safety inspection and remedial works.
work effectively as part of a small team and respond quickly to unexpected work and requests raised by supervisors and managers.
complete manual work in all weathers in the forest environment. The job is varied and wide-ranging, involves close team working.
you will be enthusiastic and work quickly across a range of skills and disciplines.

And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.

Person specification

Skills, knowledge & experience
Essential professional and technical experience

evidence of working well outdoors and an interest in countryside management, forestry, conservation or similar activities.
evidence of good people skills and working as part of a team.
willingness and able to gain new practical skills by training, practice and by learning from colleagues.

Desirable professional and technical experience

level 2 English & Maths

Essential Qualifications

competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Working Together
Developing Self and Others

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £23,732, Forestry Commission contributes £6,875 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

How to apply

You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.

You will be assessed on your experience as well as the following behaviours at interview

Working Together
Developing Self and Others

Please note that possession of a degree in Forestry or Environmental disciplines, or holding any of the certifications included in the apprenticeship, is not a requirement for application. We particularly encourage those without these qualifications to apply, as the programme is designed to provide comprehensive training from the ground up.

The minimum entry requirements are: Minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade C/4 including maths and English OR a Vocational qualification Level 2, plus GCSE grade C/4 in both maths and English. NB: English & maths Functional Skills Level 2 will be accepted as an alternative to GCSEs.
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.

If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first.

Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : FC Recruitment Team
Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk

Recruitment team

Email : fcerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.

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