Tree Inspector

**Employer**: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- **Salary**: £33,945 - £36,648 plus benefits.
- **Location**: Wirral
- **Contract**: Permanent
- **Working Pattern**: Flexible Hours/Full Time
- **Hours**: 36 hours per week.
- **DBS Check**: No
- **Closing Date**: 15/09/2024 at 23:59
- **Reference**: NS/24/290460

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

**Tree Inspector**

**About the role**:
Join our team as a Tree Inspector and contribute to the safety and well-being of our community's green spaces. You'll conduct cyclical safety inspections, diagnose pests and diseases, and assess structural defects in trees across our estate. Your role will involve working closely with tree officers, engaging with local groups, and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.

You will carry out cyclical safety inspections of trees within the Councils estate. To carry out the cyclical inventory and to be diagnostic regarding pests, diseases, and structural defects for all trees across the estate.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Conduct cyclical inspections of trees for safety and stability.

Record tree attributes and recommend maintenance works.

Support the development of tree management policies and strategies.
- Communicate with local residents and interest groups regarding tree maintenance.
- Monitor tree works quality and ensure compliance with standards.

Contribute to afforestation targets and improvement projects.

**Requirements**:
Experience in arboriculture or related field preferred.

Knowledge of tree management practices and safety protocols.

Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Ability to analyse data and make informed decisions.

Familiarity with relevant regulations (e.g., Health & Safety, GDPR).

**Interviews to be held in late September.**

**Working at Wirral**

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:
Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things, and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing, and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.
- Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies._
- It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances._
- Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date._
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- All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK._
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