Job profile

Contract Type: Permanent   

Hours: 22.5hrs a week   

3 days over Monday-Sunday (days and times may vary due to service needs)

Location of post: Working across Margam Country Park, Gnoll Country Park and Afan Forest Park.

Do you enjoy working outdoors and being active throughout the day? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

A rare vacancy has arisen to join the team at Margam Country Park, one of Neath Port Talbot’s premier tourist destinations. Recently voted among the top ten most popular parks and green spaces in Britain, Margam Park offers a unique and vibrant working environment.

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to support the day-to-day estate management of the park. This includes general maintenance of the grounds and assisting with the care of livestock within the Farm Trail.

If you're passionate about the outdoors, enjoy hands-on work, and want to be part of a dynamic team in a stunning setting, we’d love to hear from you.

The main duties of the post;

• Carry out routine grounds maintenance, including grassland and woodland management.
• Ensure the park remains safe, clean, and welcoming for all visitors.
• Undertake repairs and maintenance across the estate, including:
  • Structures, walls, fences and gates, Watercourses and drainage
  • Train track maintenance
  • Playgrounds, footpaths, and cycle paths
• Assist with the deer management programme as required.
• To maintain the livestock within the park to a high standard, ensuring appropriate record keeping, high standards of animal welfare, and feeding practices (placing hale bales out for cattle/deer, etc.)
• Operate and maintain chainsaws, with responsibilities including tree felling and pruning (training provided if necessary).
• To operate a wide range of agricultural and grounds maintenance machinery.
• To interact with visitors to the park providing live interpretation regarding the livestock as required.

Qualifications

Chainsaw certification is desirable, but training can be provided.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic outdoor environment, contributing to the care and preservation of one of Wales’ most iconic parks.

If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Ed Robbs or Wayne Curtis on

Phone: 01639 880065  or Email:   E.robbs@npt.gov.uk / w.curtis@npt.gov.uk

Welsh Language skills are not required.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.

In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council.  Applicants must meet the essential criteria for the post to qualify for this.  If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you.  Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.