Heritage Ranger

This is an exciting part-time position for someone interested in leading conservation and education volunteers in the outdoor environment, working 2.5 days a week (2 leading conservation tasks and half day planning). You will work with the Community Engagement Manager (CEM) to deliver our new ‘Lavina’s Legacy, skills of the Past for the Future’ programme, to promote volunteer and community engagement.

You will be hands-on leading conservation volunteers with site and facilities maintenance at Celtic Harmony Camp, the UK’s largest reconstructed Iron Age settlement, Bourne Wood. The role involves mentoring the education trainees ensuring the successful integration of volunteers into the education team on a day-to-day basis. You will also capture volunteer data to ensure they have a meaningful and enriching experience, gaining new skills and evaluating volunteer progress.

We are looking for an individual who is practical and experienced working outdoors with volunteers with an interest in heritage and environmental conservation. You’ll be passionate about supporting our mission to inspire people about the natural environment and wellbeing through Prehistory.  Your role will be to coordinate volunteer activities, H&S on the ground and mentoring trainees as part of our new Lavina’s Legacy Skills of the Past for the Future program. 

 Celtic Harmony has 25 years’ experience, providing formal and informal education opportunities to work with natural materials in a Prehistory settlement located in native woodland. The charity aims to improve the well-being of children, young people and adults through an emotive experience, creating a more sustainable future in harmony with the natural world. Celtic Harmony holds the Learning Outside the Classroom Badge for the high quality of outdoor education and is the UK School Trips 2023 Education Team of the Year.

Benefits to you:

• Opportunity to further your career in a growing charity.
• Enable you to ‘make a difference’ and the charity to improve well-being for children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• In-house and External Training
• Work as part of a dynamic charity team
• BUPA health Scheme
• Free Car Park

Apply soon, as we run an ongoing assessment for good candidates. Please read the Job Description and send your cv and a covering letter to work@celticharmony.org

The Lavina’s Legacy project has been made possible thanks to National Lottery players.