Assistant Warden - Leighton Moss

Reference: DEC

Location:

RSPB Leighton Moss, LA5

Terms:

Permanent, Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £27,123.00 - £28,956.00 Per Annum

We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic individual to help deliver the Leighton Moss and Morecambe Bay reserves management plan and ambitious work program.

Leighton Moss is one the RSPBs flagship sites, with over 100,000 visitors each year and encompassing around 360ha of priority habitats, supporting some of the UK’s scarcest birds, butterflies and plants. The seven individual reserves we have are each unique in their habitat, species and management requirements which include reedbed, saltmarsh, freshwater lagoons, wet grassland, calcareous grassland, limestone scrub and woodland.

Additionally, the wider reserve area includes some 2600ha of intertidal mud supporting internationally important numbers of waders and wildfowl. Leighton Moss is a SSSI nature reserve which attracts over 100,000 visitors each year, so the post holder must have a keen eye for detail in ensuring that this reserve delivers high standards of nature conservation whilst keeping the visitor experience in mind.

• Knowledge and experience of practical habitat management for key species and targets
• Experience of biological monitoring including carrying out both bird and non‑avian wildlife surveys.
• Repair and maintenance of reserve infrastructure with an understanding of both health and safety and quality standards
• Skills & knowledge of servicing and maintaining, machinery, tools and equipment to agreed standards
• Ability to work closely with other members of the team to prioritise and deliver to an agreed work plan
• Excellent communication skills which enable you to collaborate effectively in a team setting, and work with a wide range of people including visitors, neighbours and contractors.
• Experience of leading and developing an effective team of volunteers, including work parties.
• Ability to collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including reserve ecologists, contractors, neighbours and visitors.
• Full driving licence valid for use in the UK

• Lantra or equivalent qualification in using equipment such as brush cutter, chainsaw, tractor and excavator.
• Implementing and updating health and safety records and assessments
• Experience of agri‑environment schemes and legal compliance Additional information:

  This role will

  • involve lone working and working in remote locations.
  • require occasional weekend, early morning and evening working so will need someone who is able to be flexible.

  Closing:
  Sunday 15th February

  To complete your application online please