Part-time Seasonal Ranger

What you’ll be responsible for

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keeps 3 million people healthy each day with safe drinking water and takes away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas. When you work for Welsh Water, you’ll be joining a company full of passionate individuals, who take pride in their work and the business. In return, our dedicated teams are supported, encouraged, nurtured, developed and rewarded.
 
But did you know we also have a visitor attraction site at Llyn Brenig which is open all year round. The site has a café, retail area and activity centre which offers both land and water-based activities. Come and join our enthusiastic team and work in one of the most beautiful sites in North Wales. Want to see more? 

•    Take part in the flexible team rota that will involve working up to any 5 days in 7 to include weekends and bank holidays during the season, working early or late shifts to give cover as required.
•    Ensure the safety of all persons on site; staff, contractors and Visitors including sailors, paddlers, anglers, walkers, cyclists, bird watchers etc.
•    Carry out grounds maintenance tasks, grass cutting and wildlife habitat management as instructed. Maintenance of paths and tracks, gates, styles, fences and signage.
•    Maintain the upkeep and presentation of the visitor centre and the site, litter picking, upkeep of the buildings, general cleaning duties around the visitor centre and toilets.
•    Engage with visitors as an ambassador of Welsh Water, interpreting the wildlife, angling, and amenity features to enable visitors to enjoy their visit to the maximum. Upsell events, activities and services offered at Llyn Brenig.
•    Enforce the rules of the site and the waterside, especially the ‘no swimming in reservoirs’ rule, the opening and closing times to anglers, and the safe issue and return of boats and mountain bikes for hire.
•    Help maintain the fleet of anglers’ boats to ensure a constant supply of working craft with working engines throughout the season. 
•    Help maintain the fleet of mountain bikes to ensure a constant supply of working bikes throughout the season.
•    Support operations within the activity hub, meet and greet customers, assist with the hire of equipment such as buoyancy aids. Manage customer bookings, complete relevant forms and operate the till.
•    Support in the provision of biodiversity, conservation and educational talks, public access and recreational activities, open days and events and angling competitions.
•    Carry out any other tasks as required for the effective management of the site, as directed by the Visitor Experience Manager.
•    Support other teams within the Visitor Attraction as and when required. 
 

Who you’ll work with

Internal:
•    Visitor Centre Staff
•    DC Operations Staff
•    Catchment managers
 
External:
•    The Public
•    Local residents
•    Council and other stakeholders in the estate
•    Local landowners and farmers
 

About you

We would like to see applications from candidates who are positive, friendly, can work under their own initiative, and are at ease working with the public. Some skills and experience we look for includes:
 
•    Full Driving Licence (essential)
•    Rural estate grounds maintenance
•    Excellent customer service skills
•    Practical Health and Safety skills
•    Experience with bike hire and maintenance
•    Wildlife or environmental knowledge or specialism
•    Commercial awareness
•    First aid experience
•    Motivated self-starter

Good to know

•    We have part time seasonal positions available.
•    Driving Licence and own transport is essential as Llyn Brenig is a remote site, not covered by public transport.
•    An enhanced DBS check will be required prior to start date for all successful applicants.
•    Llyn Brenig is open 7 days per week therefore regular weekend and bank holidays working is essential.  
 

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact: Brenig.Jobs@dwrcymru.com 

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

•    Staff Discounts at our visitor attractions

•    Full training and uniform provided

•    Beautiful working location

•    Flexible working hours, with no evenings or nights required

•    Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.
 

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision.  This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.  The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. 

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.