Park Ranger – Good Wood Aotearoa Limited – Waiheke Island

Good Wood Aotearoa are seeking a Park Ranger to join our team.

We are a privately owned company established in 2016 as an environmental conservation services company working predominantly in the plant and animal pest control arena.

You will be part of a team who are mainly based on Waiheke Island with long periods of time at Mahurangi and Shakespear Regional Parks working primarily on environmental weed control. There will also be predator control work in areas like Shakespear and Tawharanui Regional Parks, and revegetation work in the winter. The work will involve strenuous walking off-track in the bush using herbicides and related tools, so a high level of fitness is essential. It can involve working alone doing animal pest control or in teams doing plant pest control.

This work is not suitable for daily commuting from Auckland to Waiheke unless you have a vehicle on Waiheke to travel between the ferry and the remote work sites when the team is on the island. Hence you will need secure accommodation on Waiheke for these periods.

Preferred applicants will:

• Have a full and clean drivers licence
• Have a high level of fitness
• Have a degree in a relevant conservation field with a strong understanding of conservation principles
• Have at least 4 years prior experience in a Park Ranger role or similar
• Have strong botanical skills
• Have First Aid Certification
• Be able to work alone or in a team
• Be able to work off track in the bush, relying on a GPS for navigation
• Be able to carry a heavy backpack on uneven terrain for long periods
• Have sound experience working with herbicides and comfortable working with other pesticides
• Be able to work away from Waiheke for up to 6 months when required staying in basic shared accommodation e.g. huts and sheds
• Be able to work flexible length days
• Be a team player, including contributing to cooking and cleaning when in shared accommodation
• Have sound experience in pest animal trapping
• Have excellent native plant and weed identification skills
• Have experience using hand and motorised tools
• Have sound experience in native forest regeneration
• Have experience in stakeholder/landowner liaison
• Have strong experience in GIS and field data collection
• Have strong data management, Excel/Word and report writing skills

Employment will be on a fixed term 3 year contract at $27.80/hour. A minimum of 30 hours/week can be expected, but often this will be exceeded. On average, employees will work 40 hours/week, with a maximum of 50 hours/week during busy periods.

Please apply with your CV including details of your working experience, and any relevant training/qualifications. Applications to be sent to Clea Gardiner at: clea@goodwoodaotearoa.nz. Applications close in 14 calendar days.