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    This internship involves helping to manage the countryside at Erddig estate for the National Trust. Key responsibilities include practical conservation work like maintaining boundaries and woodlands, enhancing the visitor experience, developing strategies to improve access, and conducting a project to research monitoring techniques and measure estate use. The internship aims to provide experience in countryside management, conservation, and developing skills applicable to future careers.

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    This internship involves helping to manage the countryside at Erddig estate for the National Trust. Key responsibilities include practical conservation work like maintaining boundaries and woodlands, enhancing the visitor experience, developing strategies to improve access, and conducting a project to research monitoring techniques and measure estate use. The internship aims to provide experience in countryside management, conservation, and developing skills applicable to future careers.

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    This internship involves helping to manage the countryside at Erddig estate for the National Trust. Key responsibilities include practical conservation work like maintaining boundaries and woodlands, enhancing the visitor experience, developing strategies to improve access, and conducting a project to research monitoring techniques and measure estate use. The internship aims to provide experience in countryside management, conservation, and developing skills applicable to future careers.

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    Internship Role Profile

    Countryside Ranger Intern


    Overview of the role
    You will help to deliver the day to day management of the National Trusts
    countryside at Erddig. The Countryside Ranger Intern wor!ing closely with the "ead
    Ranger will ensure that the Erddig estate is maintained to a high standard fostering
    close relationships with estate tenants and the visiting pu#lic encouraging them to
    use the estate in a manner that is sympathetic to the countryside and in compliance
    with the National Trust #y$laws. %s part of a team you will ena#le a #road range of
    people to have outstanding and inspirational e&periences through the 'uality of
    welcome and effectiveness of our conservation wor!. Your main focus will #e a
    pro(ect which measures and monitors the use of the Erddig estate. Your research
    into monitoring techni'ues and their use in open countryside sites will #e used as a
    case study within the National Trust and your results will support our applications for
    funding and further research.
    Whats in it for you?
    )ecoming part of a friendly and dedicated team
    *eeting people from all wal!s of life and ma!ing new friends
    Improving your communication and people s!ills
    En(oying new e&periences and learning something new every day
    %ssisting in shaping the development of an innovative +CI team
    %n opportunity to gain an understanding of the wor! of the Trust
    %n opportunity to develop s!ills that will #e of value to you through your career
    development
    Whats involved?
    ,nderta!e practical conservation wor! to ensure the conservation and
    management of the Erddig estate including maintaining #oundaries-
    This role is purely voluntary and this arrangement is not meant to be a legally
    binding one or an employment contract
    maintenance of woodlands in line with the .oodland *anagement /cheme-
    maintenance of watercourses and footpaths.
    )ecome familiar with conservation plans and priorities and assist the Ranger
    team and other colleagues in identifying opportunities to enhance visitor
    e&perience through the deployment of these plans.
    0acilitate measures which meet agreed o#(ectives designed to ensure that the
    care and presentation of the property visitor facilities and the welcome
    provided #y staff and volunteers is of the highest 'uality.
    %ct as a !ey point of contact #etween local communities and the National
    Trust developing e&cellent wor!ing relationships with local people
    encouraging them to #ecome actively involved in practical countryside
    management.
    In liaison with the Ranger develop and deliver strategies to improve the visitor
    e&perience across the estate. This will include developing new pro(ects and
    initiatives to ena#le a wider cross section of visitors to en(oy and access the
    Erddig estate.
    1eliver 2e&ceptional service every time for everyone demonstrating our
    /ervice Promise #ehaviors. You will listen to understand your customers and
    deliver great products and services helping our visitors en(oy their day their
    way.
    Play a !ey role in the creation and maintenance of a wor!ing environment
    which fosters individual commitment enthusiasm and confidence ensuring
    effective teamwor! and communication #oth within the Ranger team and
    across other disciplines including !ey messages a#out the Trusts wor!. You
    will help support the wor! of volunteers #uilding support for the Trusts outdoor
    wor!.
    Pro(ect$ Research in to different methods of monitoring the use of open
    par!land and use this research to provide evidence to show how many people
    use the Erddig estate.
    %ll staff are e&pected to o#serve the Trusts policy and practices for the
    protection and improvement of the environment
    Promote and monitor high standards of safety for staff volunteers contractors
    and users of the whole estate through development of appropriate ris!
    assessments /afety Plans 0ire Ris! %ssessments and other relevant
    mechanisms
    )ecoming familiar with and then following the National Trusts 3ealth and
    /afety Policy at all times
    4iving any other appropriate assistance in relation to the pro(ect5role as may
    #e reasona#ly re'uested
    This role will suit people who
    3ave an interest in countryside management are fit and active have good practical
    schools are great at wor!ing as part of and team and individually are punctual
    trustworthy and hardwor!ing.
    This role is purely voluntary and this arrangement is not meant to be a legally
    binding one or an employment contract
    Extra information
    Location Erddig .re&ham
    !uggested time commitment 67 8 79 hours a wee!
    !uggested length of internship : months
    Training"#esources %s part of your induction you will receive training to help e'uip
    you for your role. Throughout your internship you will have the opportunity to develop
    your s!ills and review your personal development with your line manager. You will
    also have the opportunity to find out more a#out the National Trust during your time
    with us.
    Expenses ;ut$of$poc!et travel costs #etween home and volunteering place will #e
    paid and other reasona#le e&penses agreed in advance
    $ccommodation Yale 3ostel$ /hared hostel style accommodation <= #eds> on the
    Erddig estate.
    $bout the %ational Trust
    ;ur purpose is to loo! after special places for ever for everyone. 4rowing the
    nations love of special places is how we do that putting the relationship #etween
    people and places at the heart of what we do.
    .e loo! after historic houses gardens mills coastline forests farmland moorland
    islands castles nature reserves villages pu#s and even a goldmine. )ut we do so
    much more too. .e run a vast retail chain and a 6?6$strong outlet catering #usiness.
    %nd #ecause most of the wor! we do is affected #y wider glo#al issues our interests
    e&tend far #eyond (ust #ric!s mortar and land in our care. .e spea! up on #ig
    issues affecting the coast countryside and heritage. %nd all the while were
    welcoming around 6@ million visitors a year. Its a 'uite a tas!.
    $bout Erddig
    Erddig is a uni'ue family home that has captured the way of life of a #ustling
    household community during the early years of the last century. It was voted )ritainAs
    )est 3istoric 3ouse in the ,BT+ 3istory series )ritainAs )est.
    This role is purely voluntary and this arrangement is not meant to be a legally
    binding one or an employment contract
    ErddigAs walled garden is one of the most important surviving eighteenth$century
    gardens in )ritain. It has rare fruit trees a canal pond and a National Ivy Collection.
    There is a licensed restaurant gift shop secondhand #oo!shop and country par!
    with a cylindrical cascade !nown as the Acup and saucer waterfallA and motte$and$
    #ailey castle.
    What is a %ational Trust &nternship?
    This is an opportunity for people loo!ing to gain wor! e&perience across different
    areas of wor! within the Trust. The internship will #e attached to a particular pro(ect
    or area of wor! and will give you the opportunity to develop your s!ills and
    e&perience in this area. The Trust has a commitment to support the personal
    development of individuals who volunteer with us through the internship programme
    recognising the importance of wor! e&perience to future career development.
    0or more information please contactC
    "aurel /mith$ +CI ;fficer
    TelC 96@DE :6?6D@
    EmailC laurel.smithFnationaltrust.org.u!
    'ompiled by (ames !tein
    )ate compiled (une *+,-
    This role is purely voluntary and this arrangement is not meant to be a legally
    binding one or an employment contract

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