Assistant Trees & Woodlands Officer – Inverleith Depot
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Salary: £29,173 – £33,287
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
Responsibilities
* Carry out cyclic condition surveys on council‑maintained trees, keep up‑to‑date records of inspections and make recommendations for remedial works as necessary.
* Produce accurate and detailed works orders and liaise with the Forestry Supervisor to prioritise their implementation.
* Carry out the council’s annual disease control programmes.
* Be placed on the standby rota to ensure the council can respond 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to all out‑of‑hours emergency tree work events, including public holidays such as Easter, Christmas and New Year periods.
* May be given other ad‑hoc tasks and cover for other officers during periods of leave.
Qualifications
* Educated to a minimum HNC level in Arboriculture or Forestry. Other closely related qualifications may also be considered.
* Lacuna Professional Tree Inspection certification, or an equivalent.
* Qualifications may be satisfied through relevant experience and demonstrated competence.
* A full, clean UK driver’s licence.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.
We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work. We recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. Our goal is to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work for the people of Edinburgh. We want to bring the best people into our roles, not just their skills but also their approach to work. To achieve this, we are moving from a competency‑based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and increases annually until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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