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Arborist

Employer
Tamworth Borough Council
Location
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Salary
£26,845 - £29,439 per annum
Closing date
19 Jun 2023

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TAMWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

STREET SCENE

 

Arborist

£26,845 - £29,439 per annum

Site based

37 hours per week

Permanent contract

Street Scene delivers high standards of street cleansing and grounds maintenance across the Borough. With modern, efficient working practices, we have a multi-skilled workforce, which delivers an integrated service. We are looking for a committed individual to contribute to the service and further improve the local environmental quality within Tamworth.

As part of Street Scene, you will be required to provide the full range of arboricultural duties in accordance with agreed standards of service delivery and customer care. This will include the use and operation of various vehicles (for which a full driving license is essential), plant and equipment including woodchippers, for which training will be provided.

Typical operations include tree maintenance (including pruning and related works), all aspects of felling, tree climbing, the dismantling of dangerous trees in all locations (including confined spaces) and hedge management. We are ideally looking for a candidate who has proven experience working as a climbing arborist.

The successful applicant will ideally be able to evidence that they have climbed within the last 12 months, and have all the relevant qualifications; a minimum of CS30, 31, CS38 and 39 (level two award in chainsaw maintenance and cross cutting, level two award in felling and processing of trees up to 380mm, level three award in accessing a tree using rope and harness and level three award in aerial tree rescue operations), as well as CS40 and 41 (level 3 award in aerial tree pruning and aerial tree rigging) or be willing to gain these qualifications within the next 6 months

Applicants must have the ability to work any 5 days out of 7 per week including bank holidays and weekends as required as part of emergency call out duties.

The authority offers an excellent employment package with flexible working, a non-contributory health scheme, Local Government pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. 

Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, right to work in the UK check, and medical clearance.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Mark Greaves, Operations Manager, on 01827 709356/ 07791031042. 

For further information and to apply please visit Tamworth BC Jobs.

If you have any queries about the recruitment process, please contact recruitment@tamworth.gov.uk.

Closing date: 19th June 2023

Late applications and/or CVs will not be accepted.  Agencies need not apply. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community. This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks required for relevant posts.

 

 

 

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Tamworth Borough Council -

About Us

Tamworth is a large market town right in the centre of Britain – close enough to Birmingham to share the benefits of working with England’s second city, but far enough away to have our own distinct identity.

The borough of Tamworth has a population of 78,600 and you can find out more from the 2021 census. At Tamworth Borough Council, we're responsible for providing a wide range of services for those residents, as well as for the many businesses based here and the people who visit the borough. Our Council is currently made up of: 14 Conservative councillors, 10 Labour councillors and 6 independent councillors.

What we do

The services we provide include: housing and housing repairs, help with benefitscouncil taxplanningleisurewaste collections and recycling, street cleaning, environmental health, business rates (collected on behalf of the government), help with setting up a business and applying for licenses.

We also run Tamworth Castle, Tamworth Assembly Rooms and Tamworth Enterprise Centre

What we don't do, but can help you with:

  • Roads, street lighting and highways are dealt with by Staffordshire County Council
  • Social Services is also dealt with by Staffordshire County Council
  • Information on schools: admissions, term times, transport to schools and advice on choosing a school are dealt with by the county council
  • You can also find information about libraries on Staffordshire County Council's website
  • Health information is dealt with by the NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)

But our aim is not just to provide services – we also have a vision for ‘Tamworth - celebrating our heritage, creating a better future’. This sees us working in partnership with other organisations to make Tamworth a better place for people to live, work and visit.

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