Recreation Assistant

Job Reference forestryengland/TP/618/670

Number of Positions: 1

Contract Type:
Permanent

Working Hours:

26

Location:

Cannock WS15 2UQ

Closing Date: 10/07/2026

Job Category:
Recreation

Region:
Central

Business Unit:
Central

We are Forestry England.

We live and breathe forests.

Job title – Recreation Assistant

Contract type – Permanent

Final date to receive applications - 10th July, 23:58hrs

Join us. We are foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.

Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber.

You will contribute to achieving an exceptional visitor experience, providing outstanding service so that visitors leave with lasting memories. Working across our visitor welcome/visitor centre, you will also work with the wider team to maintain our visitor facilities, ensuring our visitors have a smooth, inclusive and enjoyable experience. You will help cultivate a supportive and positive work environment that encourages teamwork, productivity and individual growth.

You will take opportunities to promote Forestry England’s work including events, membership, legacy giving and volunteering.

Cannock Chase Forest, Rugeley, WS15 2UQ

Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part‑time employees) plus additional days such as bank holidays.
• STaRis our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other items such as hotel stays, clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills and the Headspace wellbeing app.
• free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role.

This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.

Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.