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The West District extends from the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to the majestic oak and beech woods of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire, and to Idless Woods near Truro in Cornwall. The District is managed from the District Office at Coleford, in the Forest of Dean, supported by local delivery teams in the forest beats and recreation hubs.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated Land Management Team in the West England Forest District, responsible for the sustainable management of over 36,500ha of the public forest estate in the West and South-West of England.
This post will form part of the East Devon Beat Team, based from our Smokey Bottom office near Taunton, set in the tranquil Blackdown Hills. The team comprises a beat forester, works supervisor, community ranger and two craftspeople who, together with local contractors, look after the public forest estate in East Devon, South Somerset, and West Dorset.
This role is based on a 37 hour week and you can expect to spend most of your time working outdoors.
Job Description
Our forest craftsperson teams are essential to delivering the superb forestry that we strive for. As part of the team, you will be out on the beat each day, delivering high quality work that we are proud of. Working to top standards of health and safety and industry best practice, our craftspeople are practical problem solvers working with a variety of tools and materials in a challenging, but rewarding environment.
You will be expected to undertake the following work:
Person specification
Essential
Please clearly demonstrate how the above applies to you throughout your application. Failure to do so will mean that your application is automatically sifted out.
DESIRABLE
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical Skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Alongside your salary of £24,323, Forestry Commission contributes £6,567 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Across Forestry England, we are focused on ensuring that our staff are respected, included, supported and engaged. We love difference and know that every single person is unique.
Our wide range of Staff Benefits helps us to achieve this:
A supportive environment with a range of family friendly benefits.
Generous annual leave allowance starting at 25 days per year (pro-rata for part time) increasing by 1 day each year to a maximum of 30 days. After 20 years’ service you will receive a one-off award of 5 extra days’ holiday. On top of this, you will receive all public holidays plus an additional 2.5 ‘privilege’ days (pro-rata for part time).
A Civil Service pension, with the opportunity to choose from two pension schemes, one Career Average (Alpha) or a Defined Contribution Scheme (Partnership). If you join the Civil Service Career Average Scheme, we will contribute at least 26% of your salary towards your pension membership every month. Further details can be found at Civil Service Pensions.
A range of wellbeing benefits, including access to an Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, Bike to Work Scheme plus many more.
A culture which promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment.
Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums.
Three paid volunteering days per year (pro-rata for part time).
Forestry England is committed to lifelong learning and we will support your career development in a variety of ways, including:
Learning and development tailored to your role.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
Stage 1: Application:
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and 750-word personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Your personal statement should (in no more than 750 words) explain how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience are suitable for the role, with particular reference to the criteria in the Person Specification.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the personal statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progress to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.
Stage 2: The Interview:
Face to face interviews will be held at Forestry England’s Smokey Bottom office near Taunton.
In addition to questions around experience, will include behaviour-based questions, where we will be asking for examples from your previous roles to determine whether your individual qualities reflect those needed for the role.
For candidates invited to interview, there will also be a practical test during which we will assess you against criteria including:
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Forestry Commission from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
This role is full time. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.
The duties of this post require the applicant to have a full current driving licence that enables them to drive in the UK. However, the Forestry Commission is willing to consider any proposals put forward by applicants that would allow them to do the job by any other means.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
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:
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window) .
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.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) 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) .
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Recruitment team
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: [email protected]. 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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