Operative Ranger - West Ham Park (Residential)

Salary: £32,028 - £35,120 per annum inclusive of all allowances

Contract: Full time

Job reference: OENV0429

Workplace based – completely workplace based, with no option to work from home.

About Us

The City of London Corporation manages 11,000 acres (approximately 4,500 hectares) of land in and around London that is enjoyed by over 16 million visitors annually. The City Corporation acts as Trustee of 10 charities which are responsible for the preservation of a large proportion of these award-winning open spaces.

The Role

The Operative Ranger is the frontline face of our open spaces and critical to ensuring a safe, welcoming customer experience to all users and maintaining the high standards required for the Green Flag Award and other nationally recognised standards. The Operative Ranger will support existing teams to keep the parks clean and safe, engage with visitors and community groups, maintain sports pitches and facilities, and support events across the department.

The Ideal Candidate

You will have a full clean driving licence, a good understanding of Health & Safety within a work environment, and the relevant certification to operate machinery and tools. You will have demonstrable experience working in a fast-paced open spaces environment, good communication skills, and the ability to follow company policies and procedures. You show initiative, work well in a team, and are flexible, calm under pressure with a can-do approach to working outdoors.

Benefits Include

• Required to reside in a house provided on site at West Ham Park.
• Competitive salary starting at £32,028 including Inner London Weighting, depending on experience.
• 24 days annual leave
• Pension scheme in accordance with Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee assistance programmes including mental well-being support.
• Bicycle Loan scheme.
• Travel card scheme.

Closing date: 12 noon on 18 April 2025.

To apply online please click here.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV0429 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain a standard Disclosure & Barring Service check.