Countryside Jobs Service

The countryside and conservation sector is really rather large and the range of jobs and careers on offer can seem overwhelming when all you know is that you want to work outside or with animals, you enjoy bird watching and want to help wildlife in some form, you’re at home in woodland and think that something to do with trees might be the way to go.

Countryside Jobs Service or CJS has been publishing newsletters since 1994, originally simply advertising jobs in the sector but today each daily and weekly edition contains a host of information from in depth features and news to important announcements. With all this accumulated knowledge CJS has a wide range of information to share with you.

About Us

CJS is an ethical business working in harmony with environmental professionals to conserve the British countryside and natural world. Motivated by conservation success not profits.

CJS works with and is endorsed by many of the sector’s major organisations and is delighted to be the official jobs service for the Rangers Associations of England, Wales and Scotland: Countryside Management Association and the Scottish Countryside Rangers Association.

Where To Start

If you are considering any sort of outdoor, green, conservation type career then there’s no better place to start than Countryside Jobs Service. CJS is the leading source of jobs and information for everyone in the countryside, conservation, nature and wildlife professions.  As the name suggests CJS covers all the practical boots on the ground jobs including those hard-hatted up in the trees ones, typical job titles are Ranger, Landscape Officer, Tree Officer and Ecologists. However, working in the countryside is so much more and you’ll find all the support roles, wildlife work and environmental education jobs too.

The CJS website provides a one-stop shop for everyone in the countryside, conservation, ecology and wildlife sectors. You’ll find adverts for jobs and volunteer placements, there is a daily news service, a full training directory of courses and professional events and a large library of in-depth information covering the whole industry. Although much of this is aimed at people already working in the sector there is a wealth of information to be gained by browsing through what’s there.

Our Newsletters

Our daily email is sent every weekday evening with details of all the online updates that day, more information and sign up here.

Students in higher education and new graduates can receive a free years subscription to CJS Weekly – the original Countryside Jobs Service here.

Sectors

Details about working in each area of the sector.

Each area has information on Jobs and employment, Skills, training and CPD,  Information and in depth articles plus details of useful organisations.

Sectors

Details about working in each area of the sector. Each area has information on Jobs and employment, Skills, training and CPD, Information and in depth articles plus details of useful organisations.

Job Profiles

Browse through some profiles of the many varied job roles you might find across the sector. Written by people actually working in the field explaining exactly what the job entails, the qualifications and skills they need and offering a little advice to people looking at a similar career.

Volunteering

Find voluntary roles by what you’ll be doing or discover organisations in your area who may have opportunities for you to tag along for a day or would welcome a regular commitment to help out with some practical tasks.

Further Information & Downloads

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