CJS Professional: August Edition
The latest edition of CJS Professional is now online, read it in full here: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/professional/ (you may need to refresh your browser)
Contents:
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Featured Job: Conservation Grazing Co-ordinator for
Surrey Wildlife Trust.
35 hours per week + 1
week in 6 on call rota (including weekend) To be responsible for the
co-ordination of the internal delivery of conservation grazing across land that
SWT manages and beyond. [more ]
30 adverts for posts included in this edition.
Please note adverts are deleted as they reach the closing
date.
Apprenticeships, Trainees and Interns
Two adverts this month:
Apprentice Outdoor Learning Instructor with UK Youth, two year apprenticeship at
Avon Tyrrell Outdoor Centre.
Surrey County Council has
an opportunity for a Level 4 Countryside Ranger Apprentice. This role is a
24-month fixed term apprenticeship opportunity.
A photo is worth a thousand words, or so they say. We're looking to promote real photos of genuine countryside workers illustrating the highs and
lows of countryside careers, the joyous successes and the grim realities will showcase all the various elements of life and work in the countryside and wildlife sectors acting (we hope) as an eye opener for many readers who are perhaps just thinking about a career "working with animals" or getting a "job outdoors" {more ]
And of course there are lots of fabulous prizes on offer across six subjects: Subjects and prizes for the 30th Anniversary Photography Competition [more]
The fifth article from our Featured Charity for 2024: The Rivers Trust.
Why we need to supercharge nature-based
solutions, written by Rebecca Duncan, Media & Events Lead
The Rivers Trust is
passionate about advocating for Nature Based Solutions and our brilliant local
Trusts are committed to implementing them [more]
As an ethical small business run on social enterprise lines CJS is always looking for ways to balance out our resource usage and carbon footprint. We were delighted to find 9Trees several years ago to help us in this endeavour, we are happy to renew our commitment for another year. [more]
London Wildlife Trust is holding a free Green Careers Showcase at Walthamstow Wetlands on Thursday 19th September, in partnership with London Youth and London Borough of Waltham Forest.[more]
31 July is always World Ranger Day and this year we were delighted to be able to share a video from Emma, a Ranger at Hopetoun House about her life as a Ranger [more]
Features and In Depth Features
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Signs of Spring 2024 – Citizen Science Survey Results By Amy Bandaranayake, Maddie Dorling and Teresa Collins of Field Studies Council
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Especially for Yorkshire Day on 1 August: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Working towards a Wilder Yorkshire. We have strong sense of regional pride and identity in Yorkshire, and this includes our amazing and varied wildlife. For the first time, we now have evidence confirming just how important Yorkshire is for UK species.
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How to ace that job interview, advice from Careers Adviser Mark Yates
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From Apprentice to Arb Manager by George Green, Arb Manager at The Cotswold Group
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Project Profile for the UN's International Youth Day on 12 August. Better Planet Education: Empowering Young People for Environmental Action by Peter Littlewood, Director Better Planet Education (formerly Young People's Trust for the Environment)
Plus Six features to Revisit in ICYMI.
Current Edition:
CJS Focus on Visitor Management in association with Visitor
Studies Group. Published on 24 June. Read all about the wonderful
article and facilitating features in this edition here or dive straight in and read the publication in
full here
Next Edition: CJS
Focus on Forestry and Arboriculture, in association with Royal Forestry Society.
Due for publication on 7 October 2024. This edition will contain
articles about working in this area, job profiles and anything associated with
careers in forestry and arboriculture More information about this edition here.
Feature from CJS Focus on
Volunteering
Looking
after our volunteers – What’s your role as a leader/manager of
volunteers? By: Alan Murray, Director AVM and Head of Volunteering at
RSPB More information here or read the article here
Features from CJS Focus on Visitor
Management
Volunteering – Discover the New You
By: Marie Harvey, Communications Officer, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
Countryside Trust More information here or read the article here
What Makes a Good Visitor Manager? By: Paul O’Hagan, Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Agriculture and Environment at Harper Adams University More information here or read the article here
News from the month.
Calendar for October plus details of the latest additions across the whole Directory.
Useful Information including Classified Adverts
Andreas Hofmeyr: Ecological landscape designer and land management practitioner based in Wellington, Somerset
The next edition of CJS Professional will be published on: 12 September
Got something to share or want to advertise? The deadline is: 5pm Monday 9 September
Contact us by email: ranger@countryside-jobs.com (don't reply to this email)