COUNTRYSIDE wardens are helping students on to the employment ladder by offering work experience.

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is offering students or graduates who live or study within the Tees Valley area the chance to work at each of its three countryside sites.

Three assistant countryside warden placements at Flatts Lane Woodland Country Park, Normanby, Guisborough Forest and Saltburn Woodland Centre will run from early next month to mid-September.

For an informal chat about the placements, contact Dawn Raw, countryside officer on (01642) 776913.

For an application pack, contact HR Admin, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Fabian Road, South Bank, TS6 9AR or telephone (01642) 444452.