Assistant Trees and Woodlands Officer
Inverleith Depot
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 that the Council is able to respond on a 24‑hour a day, 365 day a year basis to deal with all out of hours emergency tree work events, including all public holidays such as Easter, Christmas and New Year periods.
* On occasion, may be given other ad‑hoc tasks and be expected to 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.
* Lantra Professional Tree Inspection certification, or equivalent.
* Qualifications may be satisfied through relevant experience and demonstrated competence.
* A full, clean, UK driver's licence.
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