Arborst
Inverleith Park Depot
Salary: £29, - £33,
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
The salary package is enhanced by a minimum of 27 days leave per year rising to a maximum of 35 days per year dependant on continuous service, plus 6 public holidays, In addition there is generous employer pension contributions and numerous employee benefits.
A key member of a small specialist arborist team carrying out potentially hazardous arboricultural and forestry operations, including working at height. Generally works under the direction of the Lead Arborist and on a regular basis may be required to make decisions about how works are implemented. The postholder is responsible for carrying out works in accordance with health and safety procedures in relation to themselves, other squad members and the general public while on site.
Act up into the Lead Arborist role as required.
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As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing 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.
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Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.