Tree Assessor (career graded), Richmond

Grade: I-JK Salary: £33,366 - £41,511 Contract: Permanent Hours: 37 per week Location: Hybrid, Office base to be discussed, we have several locations across North Yorkshire Take the next step in your Arboricultural career! Are you passionate about trees and woodlands? Do you aspire to be part of a dynamic, newly established team committed to excellence in tree and woodland management? North Yorkshire Council, the largest and newest local authority in England, is seeking dedicated and professional individuals to join our friendly Tree & Woodland Team. A career graded role that offers continuous professional development and training, taking you from entry to top level assessor, where opportunities arise. We are looking for a Tree Assessor to work as part of the Tree Asset Management section of the Tree & Woodland team within the Parks & Grounds Service, to assist with the delivery of tree survey & assessment, ensuring the Councils statutory duties are met. Our Service NYC Parks and Grounds Service is responsible for maintaining and enhancing all designated parks, public open spaces, including those within Council-owned housing in North Yorkshire. Our duties also encompass managing all arboricultural services, which includes protected trees, tree asset management, tree operations, woodland creation, and urban tree planting. Additionally, they handle horticulture, community infrastructure such as play areas and allotments, deliver commercial services directly to customers and businesses, and engage in extensive partnership working with a diverse range of stakeholders. The Role: * Surveying and Assessment: Assist in the surveying and assessment of trees in highways, parks, public open spaces, housing, corporate property, schools, and crematoria. Use handheld devices to capture data onto our asset management system, currently Arbortrack. * Maintenance Identification: Identify maintenance works in line with the Tree & Woodland policy using VALID tree/risk assessment principles. * Technical Support: Provide technical GIS support to the team using Arbortrack and other mapping software for operational, tree planting, and reporting purposes. * Liaison and Scheduling: Work with external contractors and in-house tree surgery teams to create planned maintenance schedules, ensuring they are within budget and timescales. * Advisory Role: Assist in advising members of the Council, other Council departments, Parish Council representatives, School Governing Bodies and Managers, members of the public, resident groups, and others. Help manage a high volume of customer enquiries in collaboration with the Tree Asset Team Leader and Parks & Grounds Customer Communications Officer. What you will bring Entry Level requirements: * A Level 2 qualification in Arboriculture is essential minimum requirement. * Knowledge and understanding of tree morphology / physiology, species types, growth habits and associated pests and diseases. * Detailed understanding and working knowledge of BS3998:2010 and European tree pruning standards 2021 * Knowledge, experience and understanding of Risk Management within the Arboricultural field. * An understanding and demonstrable knowledge of legal aspects, particularly common law in relation to boundary and property issues involving trees. Additional Top-Level requirements: * A Level 3 qualification in Arboriculture is essential minimum requirement. * Validator certification * Experience in managing tree maintenance contracts within associated budget restraints. * Ability to identify, understand and research consequences to tree health and public safety arising and recommend / instigate appropriate management prescriptions. Working for us When you join us, you are entitled to our outstanding benefits and wellbeing plan as part of your position. Our holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days (pro-rata) per year with continued service, plus public holidays. Pension: save for your retirement with our generous local government pension scheme. Fitness & Rewards: Fitness discounts with various Gyms across the county. Stay on top of your game and save £££. Lifestyle Savings: explore a huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK's favourite high-street and online retailers. Plus, lots more... Contact and Apply If you are interested in learning more about our opportunity, please contact Helen Arnold, Tree & Woodlands Manager on 07816977852 or for an informal conversation. Please note the location can be altered to suit the right candidate. Applying is easy, simply click on apply, register your details, remove your personal details from your CV and upload. Please let us know your motivation for applying for this position, how you meet the criteria and what you feel you could bring to the role in the supporting evidence section of the application form. Key Dates Closing date: 14th November 2024 Interview date: 21st and 22nd November 2024 Key Documents Job description.pdf Total Rewards Brochure An enhanced DBS is required for this role which we will provide. NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party. North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.

Created: 2024-11-05