Tree Officer

• Pay Level: 6, SCP 24-29
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Working Hours: 37 hours per week
• Location: Chalvey Waste Depot, White Hart Road, SL1 2SF

What you’ll be doing:

We are looking for an energetic &a;ldquo;can do&a;rdquo; individual to work within the grounds maintenance team of environmental services to take on responsibility for managing the boroughs trees.

You will need an understanding of and experience in the field of arboriculture. If you feel that you are the outstanding individual that we are looking for, and if you are up to the challenge and would relish this opportunity, we would welcome your application.

Your main accountabilities will be:

• Provide of an authoritative and competent arboriculture service to the council.
• Contribute to the development of policy ensuring that the council's statutory duties relating to trees remain up-to-date and that best practice is adhered to.
• Provide a specialist advice to the public, councillors, partner organisations and internal departments, possibly attending evening committee or other meetings and assisting with the presentation of reports to councillors.
• Be aware and keep up to date on new developments in arboriculture and promote good practice

Our Council:

Our vision is to make a difference to our communities and our environment and we would love you to join us in our mission! All of our employees, whatever their job, contribute greatly to delivering services to local people - either directly, or by supporting colleagues. We celebrate diversity and are continuously striving for our residents to enjoy fulfilling prosperous and healthy lives.

What we offer:

We offer a supportive place to grow and develop your career with a real opportunity for your input to be valued and heard. Ambition and innovation will be required now more than ever and you will join a friendly and collaborative environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Alongside a competitive salary, we provide:

• 26 days annual leave (not including Bank holidays), rising to 30 days between 2 - 5 years' service and 33 days after 5 years' service.
• The Local Government Pension Scheme

We offer a wider range of great benefits including:

• Our commitment to equality and diversity through a range of employee networks
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Tax - free childcare and childcare services
• Season loan ticket - to help with the cost of your rail / bus journey to &a;amp; from work.

Interested?

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If appointed, all posts will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Slough Borough Council is an inclusive employer and we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We select staff on merit and we foster a workforce where people are valued, and represents the local communities that we serve. Slough Borough Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

We want our application process to be open and accessible. If you wish to make your application in an alternative format, please email[email protected]quoting the job reference &a;ndash; ourAccessibility Statementhas more information.

Join our team at Slough Borough Council and help accelerate our journey of transformation and growth!

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