Education Ranger - Permanent Relief

What will you be doing?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Kent Country Parks as an Education Ranger on a permanent relief basis.

You will be responsible for delivering fun and engaging educational visits and events across various sites in Kent and supporting the wider Education Ranger team at parks including Shorne Woods, Trosley and Lullingstone.

Key responsibilities include:

Delivering educational programmes across a range of Country Parks when needed.

Helping to develop new educational offers/events aligned with the national curriculum and current educational trends.

Collaborating with the Visitor Experience Officers and ranger team to plan and deliver an engaging annual events programme that attracts new audiences and retains those which we currently have.

Supporting the Education Ranger team in designing and delivering team-building days for corporate and community groups.

Delivering Forest School and outdoor learning sessions, including Level 1 and Level 3 Forest School training courses.

Requirement:

A Level 3 Forest School qualification is required.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

For an informal discussion or further information, please contact:
timothy.bell@kent.gov.uk or laura.shea@kent.gov.uk

To apply, visit www.kent.gov.uk/jobs and complete the online application form.

Closing date: 15th June 2026

About you

Laura Shea

laura.shea@kent.gov.uk

03000 414747

Shorne Woods Country Park

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.