Job Details

Job introduction

The city of Brighton & Hove is home to the National Elm Collection. In addition, the city has a vast and diverse treescape comprising of parkland trees, woodland trees and over 16,000 street trees.  The council’s Arboriculture Service is responsible for maintaining all these assets to a highly professional and safe standard.

The Arboricultural Service is seeking to employ a number of experienced, full-time, Arborists and Senior Arborists. Successful applicants will report directly to the Arboriculture Team Leader. The ideal candidates should be self-motivated, hard-working and able to work as part a team delivering high quality arboricultural works within agreed time frames.

About the role

Do you value the city's tree stock and would you like to help protect it for our future generations?

Have you the necessary aptitude, training, experience  and skills to undertake arboricultural operations at height using contemporary industry techniques?

Do you have a suitable understanding of Health & Safety legislation and Industry Good Practice guidance relating to the arboriculture industry?

Would you enjoy working outdoors with a small but dedicated team of Arborists?

If so, then this could be the job for you. Brighton & Hove City Council is seeking to recruit a number professionally qualified and experienced individuals for its in-house Arboriculture Team.

Candidates ideally must have previous experience in a similar role, be conscious of the strict health and safety environment in which they will be working and be self-motivated and conscientious.

The roles will require a wide range of arboricultural experience. Prospective post holders will require a strong focus on workplace Health and Safety - including that of co-workers, the general public and property/infrastructure.

Contracted working hours are 37 per week, Monday to Friday, and candidates must also be available to participate in the out-of-hours emergency call-out rota.

Duties of the role will include:

• To undertake arboricultural operations in a safe, professional and productive manner
• To work as part a team of qualified Arborists
• To work to a tree pruning rota and other priority works instructions and to make day-to-day decisions as to how work is completed within set time frames.
• To communicate effectively and appropriately with the public

We are seeking to employ experienced and appropriately qualified professionals who can demonstrate the following qualities:

·         Certificates in a wide range of arboricultural operation essential to fulfil the role, as a minimum CS 30/201, 31/202, 38/203, 39/204, (40/302 & 41/303  for Senior Arborist positions).

·         Proven record of experience in all aspects of modern Arboricultural works and undertaking quality works to British Standards 3998, 2010

·         A sound understanding of Health & Safety legislation relating to tree works, welfare and equipment

·         Practical experience in pest and disease control, including Elm Disease

·         Practical experience of assessing dangerous trees and situations

·         Effective communication skills when dealing with co-workers and all sectors of the community.

Shortlisting and interviews happen on a frequent basis, please submit applications as soon as possible. This advert will be withdrawn if the vacancy is filled with a successful applicant during the process.

For an informal discussion, please contact Peter Small - Arboriculture Manager on 01273 294395.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: This role does not meet the requirement for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Successful candidates will need to evidence that they have the Right to Work in the UK.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Files

• Applicant Cover Letter
• Job Description and Person Specification