Working For The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA)
Not only is the Cairngorms National Park one of the country’s most spectacular landscapes but our staff are committed to make this an outstanding place, which is enjoyed and valued by everyone and where nature and people thrive together
The Cairngorms National Park (CNP) is the largest national park in the UK, covering 4500km2. It is also a place of sheer abundance, having more high mountain ground than anywhere else in the UK, the largest Caledonian forest, some of Scotland’s purest rivers and finest livestock rearing farmland. It is home to 25 percent of the UK’s rare and endangered species. The Cairngorms National Park Authority is dedicated to ensuring that our breathtaking natural beauty is accessible to individuals from all walks of life, as residents, visitors, job applicants, employees, and volunteers, regardless of their background, beliefs or needs. As such, we have partnered with Black Professionals Scotland, and have also gained LGBT Charter accreditation at Foundations Level with LGBT Youth. We are members of the Rainbow Enterprise Network and are a Disability Confident committed employer. We are also a Young Person’s Guarantee organisation.
The Park Authority was one of the first public sector organisations to adopt a Menopause Policy, we have a Domestic Abuse Policy and a Supporting Staff through Pregnancy Loss Policy, all of which sit alongside our Equal Opportunities Policy and our Dignity at Work Policy. We have recently adopted a Neurodiversity Policy, a Reasonable Adjustments Passport Policy and a Gender Diversity Policy. We would support and encourage all job applicants to disclose, if they are comfortable to do so, at the earliest stages of the application process any conditions, and may include neurodiversity as well as physical disabilities (they do not have to be formally diagnosed), along with any adjustments that we can make to better support their participation in application, interview, and potential employment with the Park Authority.
One of our Equality Outcomes is “to ensure a more diverse workforce”, and we continuously seek to deliver actions to achieve this outcome. Through the support of the above-mentioned partnerships, associations and policies, we are striving to have a truly diverse workforce, and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, Race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, relationship status, disability, age and social class. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from minoritised ethnic communities, disabled and LGBTQ+ communities, as they are under-represented in the environment sector.
We are committed to being the best small public sector body in Scotland and see this work as vital to achieving this aim. We welcome any honest feedback on how we can improve and be truly accessible to all communities across the Cairngorms and beyond.
Office Facilities
Facilities available at our main office in Grantown on Spey, include:
Unisex single space toilets and showers
Gender specific toilets (single space and communal)
Unisex disabled toilet and shower (wet room)
Free sanitary products in all toilets
Custom built bike shed with wall mounted bike racks and sockets for charging e-bikes; lockers and a maintenance station with bike stand, pedal wrench, and pump
Indoor drying room with boot wash
Outdoor drying facilities
Changing room (single space) with lockers and a hair dryer
Outdoor eating spaces, located on the first floor terrace and ground floor (picnic table and chairs)
Wellbeing room; a quiet, private space accessible to all staff, with a supply of black leggings available in various sizes
Breast feeding and baby changing facilities (located in the wellbeing room)
Mental health first aiders
