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Assistant Forestry Arboricultural Officer internal applicants only

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands GroupEnfield, England, UK

18 days ago

Job description

Description

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Organisation : Leicestershire County Council

Work Location : County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA

Worker Category : Hybrid working with base from home County Hall or remote office.

Salary : per annum (Grade 10

Working Hours : 37 hours per week

Contract Type : Permanent

Closing Date : 21st April 2025

Interview Date(s) : TBC

An opportunity to join a hardworking committed specialist team of arboriculturists leading on the management and maintenance of trees and woodlands across the County.

We are seeking an Assistant Forestry & Arboricultural officer to assist with the strategic and sustainable management of the County Councils tree and woodland assets across all land holdings including the highway network.

About the Role

To oversee the cyclic tree inspection of roadside and other trees ascertain the ownership of trees on private land and provide technical information and documentation for the serving of notices to remedy defects.
To undertake specific inspections to gather information on the progression of Ash dieback and other tree diseases in Leicestershire.
To maintain and update computerised tree inventories and inspection records issue work instructions to contractors where required and carry out a range of other forestry and arboricultural related tasks.
Support the delivery of the County Council tree planting intiatives.
Provide advisory service for the County Council and appropriate outside bodies LCC clients and the general public as required.

About You

To apply for this post you must :

Have a minimum Level 3 Certificate in Forestry and Arboriculture or equivalent demonstrable work experience in Forestry and Arboriculture at a technical level.

Must be capable of preparing detailed written reports specifications and financial estimates

Good interpersonal and verbal communication skills.

Must be able to sustain good working relationships with members of the county council other Departments external clients and members of the public.

Knowledge of :

tree biology / pathology and modern arboricultural / forestry practice

British Standards and codes of practice relevant to forestry and arboriculture relevant Health and Safety at Work regulations relevant to forestry and arboriculture.

legislation in relation to all forestry and arboricultural works including the relevant regulations for working on highways.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to share our commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for termtime working parttime hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home / remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact :

Adam Goodall Principal Tree & Woodlands Manager

Telephone : Email :

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2 or raising a ticket via our online portal : https : / / emss / support.

By applying for this post you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

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Employment Type : Intern

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 34350 - 37950

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