Vacancy: Park and Deer Keeper

[R8 user]

Advertised in Shooting Times , Knole Park, Sevenoaks.

 

[norma 308]

Is it the national trust property ,seem to remember them advertising a couple of yrs back .trust own the property the family still own the park .bloke must have got bored !
​Norma

 

[sikamalc]

Is it the national trust property ,seem to remember them advertising a couple of yrs back .trust own the property the family still own the park .bloke must have got bored !
​Norma

No he has moved onto another estate, with I assume better prospects.

 

[Overlay]

Met the chap on a local BDS visit last year to the park, had an enjoyable afternoon, looked like he had made some much needed major improvements with the deer and the park, shame it was a short termed Placement always nice to see the fruits of your labour, particularly with something like deer which is long term prospects

But onwards and upwards as they say, good luck to him in his new position.


Atb


Phil

 

[teyhan1]

Can some one post details as I don't buy the ST

 

[Klenchblaize]

As an honoury Wildlife & Conservation Officer for an adjoining estate I had the pleasure of meeting Tom last year and after a brief chat re an idea I’ve had for some time he agreed to look into the possibility of shared use of the Knole larder. He was also going to facilitate some valuable DSC2 carcass prep practice (what beter than unzipping half a dozen beasts or more in session?) as you can never have too much of it. That I’ve not heard back is now explained.

He will be a hard act to follow as I was extremely impressed with his knowledge of deer and in particular that relating to herd nutritional requirements.

Hopefully his replacement will be similarly keen to engage with local stalkers albeit I never underestimated the challenges that working for the NT and a London firm of Surveyors must have posed!

Cheers

K

 

[R8 user]

 

[andy stalker]

The natiional trust and strutt and parker challenging. Wait till he starts at Cornbury Park Oxfordshire for Lord Rotherwick now that will be Challenging he won,t be buying fallow buck from Houghton Estate this time. good luck Tom

Too late we have already put some in here

 

[woollyback]

Has anyone got an interview for this position? Has anyone had an interview for a similar position with the National Trust before, I'm just wondering what sort of interview it may be and the kind of stuff that gets asked? Cheers, Woollyback

 

[Klenchblaize]

“Dear Mr. Wollyback

What is your experience of engaging with Members of the Public and how would you describe your general approach to this particular challenge?

Are you a team player and what qualities of leadership do you find most challenging?

What are your weaknesses and which aspect of this position is least attractive to you?”

Always best to consider the cuved balls similar to the above as I’m sure if you get to the interview you will already have demonstrated, by qualification and/or reference, a certain understanding of wildlife & estate management to their satisfaction or otherwise. In short they will be looking to assess the person in the round.

Oh, and never underestimate the power of contagious enthusiasm for the position. They need to feel you actually want the job and believe in you.

Best of luck.

Cheers

K

 

[woollyback]

Yes the interview is tomorrow. Thaat's great info, thanks for the help!!!

 

[Klenchblaize]

Might be worth looking up a little history of Knole and the Sackville-West family connection beyond Vita’s affair with Virginia Wolf! I’ve also mentioned the current Manager’s extremely good knowledge of herd nutritional requirements and desire to improve heads c/o new blood. Whether this ‘vision’ that has involved culling a very high percentage of the original herd has been fully appreciated/understood by all parties is unknown to me but it should be useful to have a handle on this.

I wish you every luck and if successful I’ll be banging on your door with an occasional beast to cool off in your new larder please!

Cheers

K

 

[Daz308]

I know the old keeper very well and as some of you have already said, his knoledge of deer is very good and so are his lardering skills. I was with him the other week up at Houghton hall may have bumped into a few of you. All of these guys really know their stuff.

​Daz.

 

[nun_hunter]

I appreciate that Wollyback may not want to say but does anyone know what salary/renumeration package a job like this would offer? It's not something I have the skills for now but it is something that does interest me but with a young family to support I have no idea if this is the sort of career I could even consider.

 

[Klenchblaize]

I think on-site accommodation is part of the package?

It would have to be realistic as Sevenoaks is some way from a cheap part of England to live!

K

 

[R8 user]

12-16k i'd imagine.

It's a park keepers job with NT ( who aren't great payers).

 

[norma 308]

Are you sure it's nt I was told by a very senior nt person ie in the top 3 that the house indeed was nt but the park was still family owned .this was when the post was advertised the previous time a couple of yrs ago .
​norma

 

[woollyback]

Yes you are correct Norma 308, the house plus 50 acres of surrounding land is NT, but the rest of the estate is Family owned.