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This is an exciting time for the countryside service. As custodians of much of our green estate such as Elvaston Castle Country Park and Shipley Country Park we have a unique role to play in delivering on our Climate Change Strategy, as well as the target to help plant 1 million trees in Derbyshire over the next 10 years.
Using over 40 years of well-established skills and expertise gained from managing 120 plus sites across our beautiful county, we currently have the huge and exciting opportunity to influence how this work will be carried out, shaping our service, sites and facilities for the future.
Our vision
To protect, enhance and promote the network of countryside sites across the county, for people, strong communities, and a healthy and nature-rich environment. Our 3 key areas of focus are:
- site management and access
- environment, biodiversity, landscape and heritage
- engagement and promotion
Our team
We have 3 distinct teams made up of over 80 employees plus our volunteers, each with a love of all things outdoors and a passion for delivering excellent countryside management.
Destination sites team
The destination sites team looks after our 4 principal visitor destinations at Elvaston Castle Country Park, Shipley Country Park, Middleton Top Countryside Centre and High Peak Junction Visitor Centre.
Wider sites team
The wider sites team looks after the remaining sites across the county which include navigable canals, multi-user trails, woodlands, and smaller country parks.
Countryside management team
The countryside management team includes our project officers, tree inspectors and officers responsible for tree safety management, woodland development and new planting, as well as the management of 170 Tree Preservation Orders.
Read more about our country parks and countryside sites and the work we do, or to keep up to date with what's going follow countryside service on Facebook or countryside service on Instagram.
Most of our team are based at locations around the county, either at or near to a countryside site.
Join our team
If you're looking to join a dynamic team, feel you can make a difference with your enthusiasm and passion for the natural environment, and have the skills and experience we're looking for, then we'd like to hear from you.
We're looking for countryside management professionals who:
- are passionate about the natural environment
- can work collaboratively with others and be open, friendly and flexible
- are eager to learn and develop
- have a positive 'can do' attitude
- can inspire and support others
- have a fondness of working with the public
- are keen to improve the experience of our visitors
In return, we offer commitment to your continuing professional development with ongoing training opportunities in a supportive team, as well as range of benefits including:
- a minimum of 25 days of annual leave plus another 5 once you reach 5 years of continuous service
- flexible working scheme (for some of our roles) allowing up to an additional 2 days off per month
- time off in lieu
- generous local government pension scheme
- guaranteed incremental annual pay increases
- cycle to work scheme
- a comprehensive wellbeing package including free online health and exercise sessions
- discounts at selected county leisure centres
We're always pleased to hear from talented people, so if you've any questions about the opportunities that we have, please get in touch. The recruiting managers' contact details are available in each of the following individual job adverts.
If there are no roles available right now, you can register for job alerts on our Jobs Derbyshire website. That way, you'll then be notified when that perfect job does come up.