National Trust
Community Ranger
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Summary
As a Green Communities Urban Ranger, you’ll play a key role in an innovative and exciting partnership between Plymouth City Council (PCC) and the National Trust (NT). Green Communities focuses on hyper-local urban engagement to encourage community greening, increase nature recovery, and promote improved health and wellbeing through nature connection.
This role is based in the West of the City, with a focus from Stoke / Keyham to St Budeaux.
Salary: £27,612 per annum
Contract: Fixed term contract until 31-Mar-2029
Hours/ working pattern: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, generally working Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm, with occasional working outside of core hours for activities happening during evenings, weekends or bank holidays. You’ll be embedded and managed within PCC’s Natural Environment Service.
Interviews: 20th & 21st October 2026
We are pleased to be directly working in partnership with Plymouth City Council for this role. Therefore, it is essential to send them details of your application, including your CV and Cover Letter (if provided), as they will be involved in the selection process. Your sensitive personal data captured for diversity monitoring will not be shared with the partner organisation. Applying for this vacancy will indicate that you are willing to share your details for such purposes. Should you wish to discuss this further, please email recruitmentenquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk.
See the additional information for details and requirements of this role and for more details about this role, please contact Green Communities Team Leader, Hayley Partridge: hayley.partridge@plymouth.gov.uk
This role is required to work with vulnerable groups including children and any offer of employment or volunteering is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
What It's Like To Work Here
Green Communities is based around West of the City, Devonport and Central Park. Embedded in each neighbourhood is a duo made up of a NT ranger and a PCC ranger. They are friendly faces who work alongside local residents, schools, businesses, social enterprises and community groups. From street planters to larger parks, they listen to community ideas and support them to make nature improvements happen!
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What You'll Be Doing
Alongside the Green Communities West of City PCC ranger, you’ll be promoting nature connection and nature recovery across Keyham to St Budeaux.
Your role will include:
- Running creative nature-based activities with a variety of groups
- Supporting co-design and co-delivery of nature-based improvements
- Promoting green skills and completing ecological surveying
- Getting involved with existing community activities, such as gardening projects, making wildlife homes, supporting composting activities, and running nature-themed sessions with youth groups, schools and members of the public
Who We're Looking For
You’ll be:
- Passionate about everyone in cities having access to nature
- Creative and proactive in designing and delivering activities which promote nature connection
- Equipped with some ecological knowledge, with plant / wildlife identification skills and grassland surveying skills
- A team player who’s also comfortable working independently in community setting
- A strong communicator who’s confident talking to a wide range of people, from individuals to groups, and can work in partnership with community groups, internal teams and organisations
- Comfortable working both outside and inside, with a mix of practical and project admin skills
- In possession of a full UK driving licence and be happy to drive project vehicles
For more details about this role, please contact Green Communities Team Leader, Hayley Partridge: hayley.partridge@plymouth.gov.uk
The Package
The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.
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- Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
- Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
- Rental deposit loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
- EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
- Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
- Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria
- Flexible working whenever possible
- Employee assistance programme
- Free parking at most Trust places
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Requirements
Compliance. Eligibility to Work in the UK
Additional Information
Closing Date: 11 October 2026
Interviews: 20th & 21st October 2026
To apply for this vacancy simply click the 'apply' button in the top right hand side of the page.
If you need any help with your application, i.e. due to technical difficulties, please call us on 0370 240 0274 or email us at recruitmentenquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk
If you require an adjustment to the application process, for example due to disability or medical condition, please call us on 0370 240 0274 or email us at adjustments@nationaltrustjobs.org.uk and we'll support you as best as we can. For examples of how, please see our supporting you page.
Equal Opportunities Statement
The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here.
Safeguarding Statement
The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.
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