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Tree Inspector

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Salary
£27,344 - £30,151 per annum
Expires
13/08/2023
Location
Oxfordshire
Job Type
Full Time

Oxfordshire County Council’s Tree Service is growing!! The Tree Service have new and exciting roles available for you. 

About us

The Tree Service are responsible for ensuring public trees under the responsibility of Oxfordshire County Council are maintained for the long-term benefit of the communities they contribute to. 

We are responsible for approximately 600,000 public trees across the County. We care for trees along approximately 4600km of public highway, more than 100 property sites, including County maintained libraries, schools and other sites where the County have responsibility for tree care.

The Tree Service works closely with a variety of departments and functions within the County to deliver a holistic approach to tree care. 

We also have other tree related opportunities available at a similar or lower level Tree Aftercare and Planting Service (TAPS) Officer OCC610284 and Tree Aftercare and Planting Service (TAPS) Supervisor OCC610283

About the role

Your role comes with plenty of variety and is focused on caring for a varied and established tree stock, while identifying opportunities to increase canopy cover. You could be undertaking a variety of functions that include:

  • large-scale street inspections or site specific surveys; 
  • combination of sole inspections; 
  • building strong working relationships with tree contractors to enable better outcomes; 
  • interaction with the public and Council staff; 
  • opportunities to create your own projects; 
  • expectation to manage your own time to enable delivery of work; 
  • operate countywide across a variety of site types that include Highway, Property, Public Rights of Way and others;
  • access to a strong, experienced support network.

You will contribute to the proactive tree care of Oxfordshire County Council’s tree stock by promoting the Tree Service and the benefits of trees to residents and stakeholders to ensure a holistic and consistent approach to tree care across the County. You will promote transparency and build trust with our communities.

The role will cover the whole County.

About you

Are you passionate about proactive tree care with a focus on managing trees as assets to maximise the benefits they provide?

Are you an experienced Tree Inspector / Arboriculturist who wants a new challenge and the opportunity to deliver and influence tree care and proactive management across one of England’s most beautiful and diverse treescapes?

Are you recently qualified in arboriculture and are looking to start gaining invaluable experience to utilise and implement the knowledge that you have gained through formal education?

Are you an experienced arborist looking to step away from operational arboriculture and embark on a new chapter of your career?

If the answer is 'Yes' to any of the above, then you could be the person we’re looking for to join our growing Tree Service.

Oxfordshire County Council recognises the need for action related to climate adaptation. Proactive tree care and enabling canopy growth delivers key objectives to aid climate resilience and provide environmental benefits to residents and visitors across the County that well managed trees afford. 

Rewards and benefits

  • Culture of flexible working 
  • May be the opportunity for access to a County work van as part of your role, depending on demand and availability
  • Technology to support agile working where role permits 
  • Up to 31 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays 
  • Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday 
  • Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support 
  • Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9% 
  • Enhanced family friendly policies 
  • Local and national discounts for shopping and travel 
  • Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development 

Would you like to know more?

Please click here to view the Job Description and Selection Criteria  

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Andy Lederer (Principal Officer – Arboriculture), by email andy.lederer@oxfordshire.gov.uk

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