Rangers Workshop

Rangering in the near future

Rod Whiteman

Area Ranger: Staffordshire

Ranger Champion: Midlands

16 years in the National Trust

I’m not paid enough

Why are we here ?

What I wanted out of life was to achieve the status of…..

Countryside Jedi

Ranger Champions

Developing the Ranger Profession

Growing our own

Nurturing

our skills

Maturing our

profession

Consistent Expectations

It’s aboutgreat conservation

Ensure plans are implemented to protect and enhance the conservation status of the property. Working with all our partners, deliver projects that enhance our conservation and environmental performance. Ensure that visitors have the opportunity to understand and engage with this work through high quality information and interpretation.

It’s aboutfinancial performance

Monitor and control resources in line with agreed priorities and budgets (as delegated to you by the Area Ranger), seeking to maximise cost efficiency wherever possible. Account for the delivery of projects, for which you are project manager, and identify the resources needed for future work

It’s about leading visitor

experienceYou will strive for a culture of ‘exceptional service, every time, for everyone’ by living and breathing our Ranger Service Promise. You will be involved in setting the direction of visitor engagement within your property’s countryside to deliver the best possible visitor experience.

It’s about developing the businessHelp to identify new opportunities for income generation and external funding whilst considering long term sustainability when making decisions.

Its about managing risk &

protectionEnsure that you and your team comply with statutory compliance procedures to minimise risk to the public, staff and contractors. Ensure that high quality risk assessments are carried out for all works you are supervising and monitor compliance with safety procedures.

It’s about leading people

You will help to create a great place for staff and volunteers to work. You will recruit enthusiastic and impassioned volunteers to assist us in achieving our objectives and communicating our key messages to visitors.

It’s about great conservation work but it is down to every one of us to make sure we do what we can to have the resources

If people don’t care about nature, they will not support nature

I OakLeaf everything we do

Launching Now…

Coming Soon…

… and you may not be wearing green…