Hours: 2 x 37 per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Service Area: Environmental Services
Department: Neighbourhood Environmental Services
Based at our Royal Victoria Park Bath, Station Road Keynsham or Radstock Road depots, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our in-house services that we operate in keeping our beautiful parks and open spaces and our cemeteries and crematorium throughout Bath and North East Somerset. You’ll need to be physically fit to meet the job description requirements and be prepared to work outdoors in all weather. If you’d like to join our passionate, enthusiastic team, we’d love you hear from you.
The purpose of this post as a working supervisor is to lead and supervise a team to carry out various aspects of skilled practical and technical arboriculture work within the Bath and North East Somerset area to a high standard as directed by the Tree officer, or as specified by the client or the client’s agents. Leading a team of up to 6, you’ll ensure work is carried out in an efficient and effective manner and that associated income recovery is maximized.
Performance measures:
- The ability to lead a team of staff to achieve goals safely and efficiently
- Good arboriculture equipment knowledge with the ability to obtain new skill sets when training is provided
- Ability to make analytical reasoning and recommendations about particular areas of work
- Ability to engage with customers and contractors within the relevant codes of practice
- Proven ability to practically apply legislation including health and safety
- Ability to manage own work without close supervision including lone working in all weathers and at all hours
- Performance of the team
Qualifications:
- GCSE’s or the ability to gain them within 18 months of starting in post
- CS30 – chainsaw maintenance & cross cutting
- CS31 Small tree felling
- CS38 Level 2 Tree climbing & rescue
- CS39 Level 3 arial cutting of trees using free fall techniques
as a minimum:
- CS40 Level 3 arial tree pruning
- CS41 Level 3 arial tree rigging
You will be expected to work/be available outside normal office hours including Bank Holidays, weekend and evening work as and when required for the emergency call out rota. You will be compensated for this.
We have a generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions, and you will be enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
We invest in our employees and believe in ongoing personal development and therefore we would be willing to fund specific training in association with this role. For example, HGV driving license, relevant occupational qualifications.
Relocation expenses will be considered for suitable candidates.
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you.
The Vectis Card discount scheme, which provides substantial reductions on the cost of travel, restaurants, shops and services.
A Car Benefit Scheme. As an employee benefit, you get to offset some of your salary before it gets taxed in exchange for a brand-new car. A fixed monthly amount is taken directly from your gross salary and in return, you get the use of a brand-new car.
A cycle to work scheme.
An MOT service with reduced staff rates.
The Discovery Card scheme, available to all of our staff who are resident in B&NES, offers free entry to some of Bath's most popular visitor attractions: Roman Baths, Fashion Museum, Victoria Art Gallery and Parade Gardens.
Interested to find out more?
If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Dom Leach on 01225 395233.
To apply
Please use the online application facility. For further information on applying please see “Application Form Help” page on the Jobs website.
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We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
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