Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County CouncilWork Location: Mountsorrel, Hawcliffe Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire LE12 7AHWorker Category: Field Based Worker Salary: £23,898 - £28,776 per annumWorking Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours per week Contract Type: Fixed term for 24 months.Closing Date: Wednesday 18th September 2024Interview Date(s): TBC [in person]About the RoleAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice Forestry Tree Surgeon to develop skills and abilities while working as part of a team that is an Arboricultural Association ARB Approved contractor, helping to deliver a best value, customer-focussed service throughout Leicestershire and occasionally, surrounding counties. During the apprentice programme, you will help provide a comprehensive and professional arboriculture service for all trees under the jurisdiction of Leicestershire County Council, and other clients in the private sector in the County of Leicestershire and surrounding counties.Activities & skills development include tree surgery and felling, planting and maintenance, hedge layering and planting schemes.You will be required to attend, from time to time additional training courses, conferences, seminars, or other meetings as required, which may include day release for Training to attain formal qualification.The nature of the work may involve the jobholder carrying out activities outside of normal working hours, including night, weekends and public holidays, in all weather conditions to meet the needs of the service.This role is a “Safety Critical Post” and, consequently, subject to random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with our policies and procedures. A copy of our Substance Misuse Policy and Procedure is available upon request. About YouTo apply for this post, you must have: 3 GCSE’s – minimum Grade C. Be willing to develop own skills, knowledge and experience & have a flexible approach to changing work tasks Experience of working as part of a team & good communications skills and have an understanding of the principles of customer care. Relevant practical experience, especially of groundsmen duties, woodchopping, grounds maintenance. Numeracy and literacy skills sufficient to be able to read plans, measure completed work and to keep accurate reports on works carried out. A good Attendance Record and be willing and able to travel to the training facilities or other work-based sites. Good organisations skills in relation to scheduled and record keeping You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.Interested in Flexible Working?We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:Mark Aylott, Supervisor, ForestryTelephone: 0116 305 7301Email: section on our career site.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: . By applying for this post, you agree to our .