Summary

As part of a team with two other skilled, dedicated and friendly Rangers and alongside several enthusiastic and passionate volunteers you’ll help to keep the fantastic grade 1 listed parkland at Chirk Castle in wonderful condition. Working in this amazing site with stunning views across the Cheshire plains and towards the Shropshire hills, come rain or shine, your love of the outdoors and nature will inspire others as you strive to ensure that the landscape is beautifully presented and continues to take our visitors’ breath away alongside ensuring that nature continues to find a home here. 

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, including weekend work where required by the property.

Contract: Permanent 

Salary: Ã‚£18,298 per annum 

Byddwch yn helpu i gynnal cyflwr gwych parcdir rhestredig gradd 1 arbennig yng Nghastell y Waun, fel rhan o dîm gyda dau Geidwad medrus, ymroddedig a chyfeillgar arall, a gyfochr â sawl gwirfoddolwr brwdfrydig ac eiddgar. Cewch weithio ar y safle arbennig hwn, gyda golygfeydd arbennig o wastatir Caer tuag at fryniau Swydd Amwythig, waeth beth yw’r tywydd. Bydd eich cariad tuag at yr awyr agored a natur yn ysbrydoli eraill wrth i chi geisio sicrhau bod y tirlun yn cael ei arddangos yn hardd, yn parhau i syfrdanu ymwelwyr a sicrhau bod natur yn parhau i ymgartrefu yma. 

Oriau: Llawn amser, 37.5 awr yr wythnos, yn cynnwys gweithio ar benwythnos yn yr eiddo lle bo’n ofynnol. 

Contract: Parhaol 

Cyflog: Ã‚£18,298 y flwyddyn

What it's like to work here

Chirk Castle has over 480 acres of grade 1 listed estate parkland for you to explore and work in.  With areas of permanent pasture, woodland, species rich wildflower meadows and a beautifully preserved section of the Offa’s Dyke. The grasslands are managed in conjunction with tenant farmers by grazing with both sheep and cattle. 

The estate is located within the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest as an important habitat for rare invertebrates that live in dead and decaying wood, bats, grassland fungi and the wealth of veteran and ancient trees. 

This is an exciting and challenging place in which to work, with opportunities to get involved which such projects as creating 6 hectares of species rich wildflower meadows right in front of the castle entrance or to help with the recreation of the tree planting scheme which aims to recreate the tree planting plan from 1760 when the estate was landscaped into the wonderful and beautiful parkland we see today. 

Mae gan Gastell y Waun dros 480 acer o barcdir ystâd rhestredig gradd 1 ar gael i chi ei fwynhau a gweithio arno.  Gweler yno borfeydd parhaus, coetir, dolydd o flodau gwyllt yn gyfoethog o rywogaethau a rhan hardd o’r Glawdd Offa sydd wedi’i warchod. Mae’r glaswelltiroedd yn cael eu rheoli ar y cyd â ffermwyr sy’n denantiaid sy’n defnyddio defaid a gwartheg i bori. 

Mae’r ystâd wedi’i lleoli yn Ardal o Harddwch Naturiol Eithriadol Bryniau Clwyd a Dyffryn Dyfrdwy, ac wedi’i henwi yn Safle o Ddiddordeb Gwyddonol Arbennig, fel cynefin pwysig ar gyfer infertebratau prin sy’n byw mewn pren sy’n pydru ac wedi marw, ystlumod, ffyngau glaswelltir a’r cyfoeth o goed hÅ·n a hynafol. 

Dyma le cyffrous a heriol i weithio ynddo, a cheir cyfleoedd i fod ynghlwm â phrosiectau megis creu 6 hectar o ddolydd blodau gwyllt sy’n orlawn o rywogaethau o flaen mynedfa’r castell, neu helpu i ail-lunio’r cynllun plannu coed sy’n ceisio adfywio’r cynllun plannu coed o 1760 pan gafodd yr ystâd ei throi i mewn i’r parcdir hardd rydyn ni’n ei weld heddiw.

What you'll be doing

With your endless passion for our work, you’ll help with the protection and care of habitats, wildlife, property and machinery, and your passion will inspire other to love this beautiful place as much as you do. We want you to engage with visitors, making time to talk to them, not rushing away to the next task. As an easily identifiable member of the Ranger team, on your best day you will be creating lasting memories for everyone. 

So whether you’re maintaining our green spaces to assisting with guided visitor walks, through to delivering a wide range of engaging visitor experiences, no two days will be the same. You’ll also share and promote the work that we do here, ensuring special places like these are here to be both protected and enjoyed by everyone for ever. This will see you responding to queries and explaining the value of the work being undertaken. After all, your passion and dedication could fire the imagination that makes a visitor become a supporter for the rest of their life. 

Please also read the full role profile, attached to this advert. 

Byddwch yn frwdfrydig iawn am ein gwaith ac yn helpu i ddiogelu a gofalu am gynefinoedd, bywyd gwyllt, eiddo a pheiriannau, a bydd eich brwdfrydedd yn ysbrydoli eraill i garu’r lle hardd hwn cymaint â chi. Rydym eisiau i chi ymgysylltu ag ymwelwyr, gan wneud amser i siarad â nhw a pheidio â brysio ymlaen at y dasg nesaf. Fel aelod amlwg o dîm o Wardeiniaid, byddwch, ar eich diwrnod gorau, yn creu atgofion bythgofiadwy i bawb. 

Felly, pa un ai eich bod yn cynnal ein hardaloedd gwyrdd, yn cynorthwyo gyda theithiau cerdded â thywysydd i ymwelwyr, neu’n cynnig llu o wahanol brofiadau diddorol i ymwelwyr, bydd bob diwrnod yn wahanol. Byddwch hefyd yn rhannu ac yn hyrwyddo’r gwaith rydyn ni’n ei wneud yma, gan sicrhau bod lleoedd arbennig fel hyn yn cael eu mwynhau a’u diogelu gan bawb am byth. Mae hyn yn cynnwys ymateb i ymholiadau ac egluro gwerth y gwaith sy’n mynd rhagddo. Wedi’r cyfan, gall eich holl frwdfrydedd ac ymroddiad ysgogi ymwelydd i ddod yn gefnogwr am weddill ei oes. 

Gofynnir i chi hefyd ddarllen y proffil swydd llawn sydd ynghlwm â'r hysbyseb hon.

Who we're looking for

To deliver this role successfully, you'll need to: 

• Demonstrate a willingness to work alongside volunteers and be able to support them to perform at their best 
• Have a commitment to customer service standards and experience of its delivery 
• Demonstrate a passion for nature and the outdoors 
• Have good written and verbal communication skills
• Have good people skills enabling strong relationships externally and internally, to be built and maintained 

And you'll need to demonstrate the following experience on your CV; 

• Practical experience in land, conservation and access management, to level 2 (or equivalent level of vocational experience) 
• Some experience of delivering engagement activities that help build or strengthen visitors’ connections with nature and the outdoors 
• Familiarity with machinery/equipment and practical certificates as required by the property 

Er mwyn cyflawni'r swydd hon yn llwyddiannus, byddwch angen: 

• Dangos parodrwydd i weithio ochr yn ochr â gwirfoddolwyr, a’u cefnogi nhw i berfformio ar eu gorau. 
• Bod yn ymroddgar i safonau gwasanaeth cwsmer a phrofiad wrth ddarparu gwasanaeth 
• Dangos brwdfrydedd dros natur a'r awyr agored 
• Meddu ar sgiliau cyfathrebu ar lafar ac ysgrifenedig da 
• Sgiliau pobl da sy’n helpu i greu a chynnal cysylltiadau cryf, yn fewnol ac allanol 

Byddwch angen dangos y profiad canlynol ar eich CV; 

• Profiad ymarferol o reoli tir, gwaith cadwraeth a mynediad hyd at lefel 2 (neu lefel gyfwerth o brofiad galwedigaethol) 
• Ychydig o brofiad o gyflwyno gweithgareddau ymgysylltu sy'n helpu i feithrin cysylltiadau ymwelwyr â natur a'r awyr agored, neu eu cryfhau. 
• Yn gyfarwydd â pheiriannau/offer a thystysgrifau ymarferol, fel sy’n ofynnol gan yr eiddo

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.

Wherever you’re from, and whatever your background, we want to hear from you – and it doesn’t matter if you’re jam first, cream first, or even if you don’t like scones at all. Everyone is welcome.

Benefits for working at the National Trust include:

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Free parking at most locations

• Free entry to our properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary