Are you ready for a new adventure? Do you care for the marine environment and want to roll your sleeves up to make a real impact? Then sign up to become a Sea Ranger!
For the upcoming season, we're on the lookout for eight Sea Rangers. Sea Rangers are passionate about our mission and work hard to monitor and protect life at sea. They take on the challenge of working at sea, learning a ton about marine life and developing themselves in just a few months. As a Sea Ranger, you will kickstart your maritime career while making a positive contribution to restoring the marine landscape.
What you’ll be up to
As a Sea Ranger, you'll be out at sea, conducting monitoring and conservation work through assignments for our partners. These tasks involve everything from monitoring shipwrecks to marine wildlife observation. Besides the contracted work, you'll learn the ropes of sailing and living at sea. The professional crew on board will train you, setting you up for a career in the maritime sector after your time as a Sea Ranger. Sea Rangers in the past have measured water quality, researched and restored seagrass meadows, and even used drones for surveillance purposes. So, as a Sea Ranger, you're not just working on the sea; you're working actively for the sea.
Your tasks include
• Offshore Sea Ranger tasks, like sailing and marine monitoring;
• Learning the ropes across various ship departments like navigation, deck handling, interior management, and engine room
• Following up orders from the Captain and Mate, whether independently or not;
• Safely operating a sailing ship for commercial assignments;
• Maintaining research, communication, and measuring equipment;
• Being a Sea Ranger Service ambassador by wearing the Sea Ranger uniform, giving presentations, tours, and media interviews;
• Helping out with operational tasks to keep the Sea Ranger Service ship in safe sailing.
• Learning the Sea Ranger curriculum and following drills and lessons throughout the season.
About Sea Ranger Service
The Sea Ranger Service is the world's first maritime ranger service. Using sailing workships, we carry out nature management tasks on behalf of the government and offshore companies. These tasks are performed by Sea Rangers: young adults selected and trained annually after participating in the Sea Ranger Bootcamp. Sea Rangers carry out nature monitoring and restoration work at sea, while learning on the job and furthering their development.
About the Sea Ranger Service Bootcamp
Before becoming a Sea Ranger, you must be selected through our rigorous Sea Ranger Bootcamp. This is an 8 day all-inclusive Bootcamp that focuses on challenging you to expand your physical and mental limits. It is made to push you out of your comfort zone and develop yourself under the guidance of highly trained ex-military veterans. The Bootcamp is used to form a strong and safe team that can operate smoothly together onboard a ship, and therefore focuses on honing your team-working, leadership, and communication skills. The Sea Ranger Bootcamp will take place from February 28th to March 7th, 2025, at a still-secret location in the United Kingdom. The Sea Ranger Bootcamp is selective, therefore there is no job guarantee if you partake in the Bootcamp to become a Sea Ranger. After completing the Bootcamp, 8 participants will be selected for a paid position as a Sea Ranger!
Prior to the Bootcamp, there will be a selection day on February 16th, 2025 in Port Talbot. Based on a series of tests, we will select up to 30 participants for the Sea Ranger Bootcamp on this day. We are not looking for the fastest and strongest candidates, but participants whom we believe can get the most out of our program.
What’s in it for you?
As a Sea Ranger, you'll earn a salary according to the national minimum wage. We also provide a travel allowance for your commute. When you're on board with us, we've got your sleeping quarters and meals sorted.
Does this sound like your kind of thing?
If you're interested and see yourself in the above, then sign up for our Bootcamp via our website from January 2.
To apply or get more information on the job, please reach out to Sanne Boekhoff (Head of People Sea Ranger Service) via sanne@searangers.org . Deadline: 10 February.
