Team / Directorate: Integrated Workforce (Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan) / Operations
Starting salary: £25,898 rising to £26,909 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)
Contract type: Permanent
Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)
Interview Date: Week Commencing 18/08/25
Post number: 200920
The role
We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our Integrated Workforce team, which works in the Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan area within South Wales Central.
In this rewarding, hands-on role, you'll join a dedicated team that takes pride in its purpose. You'll carry out a range of essential, practical tasks across Natural Resources Wales (NRW) sites - from flood-risk infrastructure to forestry sites and National Nature Reserves - helping us keep communities safe and enable nature to flourish.
This is a physically active, predominantly outdoor role - you'll work in all weathers and frequently in challenging, remote locations alongside a small team of 2-4 colleagues. As a key member of the team, you'll be required to operate a variety of hand tools, such as hooks, scythes, and powered tools such as strimmers and pole saws and other specialized plant such as a robomower and woodchipper. You will also fulfill the important role of a banksman by supervising the safe movement of plant on a site.
Given the nature and location of our work, we are looking for someone who is self-motivated, safety-conscious, confident in working in or near water, comfortable using tools and equipment, an effective communicator, works well within a team environment and confident with using basic IT. Full training will be provided to help you succeed.
Additionally, you'll be part of a 24-hour emergency response team, participating in a standby rota and delivering crucial assistance during flood events or other incident responses.
The role follows a 9-day working pattern (with every second Friday off), and a badged vehicle is provided for travel to and from site. A full driving licence is essential. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance
To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Gareth Jones at Gareth.Jones@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk.
Interviews will be conducted in person. The location will be confirmed at a later date.
Successful external applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.
What you will do
* Provide a manual labour service for the maintenance of NRW assets which includes flood risk assets and NRW managed land.
* Use tools and equipment and operate small plant and machinery e.g. Ride on mower, remote controlled mowers, pedestrian mower and woodchipper
* Ensure small plant, tools and equipment within your responsibility are maintained and operated in compliance with all relevant regulations, for example Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER).
* Work under the guidance of Supervisors, who will define the tasks to be completed.
* Read and understand technical job instructions, including safety information so that our team operate in compliance with the Construction Design and Management Regulations.
* You will be required to work in a team and communicate effectively with your colleagues and others which will include members of the public and landowners
* Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
* Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post
* Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
* Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.
Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills
In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method .
1. Ideally you will hold certificates for relevant practical training for tools, machinery and plant. If not, full training will be provided.
2. Health and Safety related training and/or qualification e.g. First Aid, Water Safety, IOSH Working Safely etc are desirable. Full training will be provided if needed
3. Competence in the use of smart phones, e-mails, Microsoft Office, Teams etc
4. Previous experience using tools is essential. Experience in forestry, construction, agricultural or environmental is desirable.
5. This is a physically demanding role. A reasonable level of fitness is required.
6. Confident working safely in and near water.
7. Basic literacy and numeracy skills, educated to GCSE level or equivalent
8. Full UK driving licence essential.
Welsh language level requirements
* Essential: Level A1 - Entry level (able to use and understand simple, basic phrases and greetings, no conversational Welsh)
Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Benefits
This role will offer a range of benefits, including:
* Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme)
* 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
* generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
* commitment to professional development
* health and wellbeing benefits and support
* weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose
See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive.
Please keep reading
We're passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are committed to equal opportunities and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.
We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.
We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills.
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