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Job profile The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included. Job details Job details Job reference 000010930 Date posted 28/03/2025 Application closing date 05/05/2025 Working Pattern Full time Salary Grade: G £32,115 - £35,235 a year Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Parks / Gardens Attachments Blank Tree Inspector Job description Directorate: Place Hours: 37 hours a week Contract Type: Permanent Location: Stores Road Derby About the Role: Join Derby City Council's Arboricultural Department as a Tree Inspector! We are seeking passionate and skilled arborists to help manage the Council’s tree stock safely and in line with our tree management policy. This role is crucial for delivering excellent tree management services to Derby City residents. Key Responsibilities: • Conduct tree inspections and manage GIS tree inventory systems. • Communicate effectively with team members and the public. • Set and prioritize realistic goals within a busy professional team. • Ensure customer care, quality standards, and equal opportunity principles are upheld. Essential Qualifications and Skills: • Level 3 qualification in Arboriculture • Experience in tree inspecting and GIS tree inventory systems • Full current driving licence • Strong oral and written communication skills • Proficiency in Microsoft Office • Ability to perform inspections on foot in all weather conditions • Commitment to customer care, quality standards, and equal opportunity Contact Information: For any queries, please contact: • Douglas Monaghan (Tree Officer) • Phone: 01332 640244 • Email: Trees@derby.gov.uk Who We Are Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.   What We Offer You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:   • Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role) • Hybrid working (depending on your role) • Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations • 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract) • Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract) • Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts • Tusker Car Benefit Scheme • Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training • Employee Assistance Programmes & Support • Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network • Support for colleagues who are carers   Next Steps If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website .    The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on the 5th May 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted. Important Information Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.   All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.   Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.   Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.   Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.   Equality, Diversity & Inclusion We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference.  As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.   We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.   We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.   Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.   If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/ Please see Job Description here   Please see Person Specification here Job title Tree Inspector Job reference 000010930 Date posted 28/03/2025 Application closing date 05/05/2025 Working Pattern Full time Salary Grade: G £32,115 - £35,235 a year Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Parks / Gardens Attachments Blank Job description Directorate: Place Hours: 37 hours a week Contract Type: Permanent Location: Stores Road Derby About the Role: Join Derby City Council's Arboricultural Department as a Tree Inspector! We are seeking passionate and skilled arborists to help manage the Council’s tree stock safely and in line with our tree management policy. This role is crucial for delivering excellent tree management services to Derby City residents. Key Responsibilities: • Conduct tree inspections and manage GIS tree inventory systems. • Communicate effectively with team members and the public. • Set and prioritize realistic goals within a busy professional team. • Ensure customer care, quality standards, and equal opportunity principles are upheld. Essential Qualifications and Skills: • Level 3 qualification in Arboriculture • Experience in tree inspecting and GIS tree inventory systems • Full current driving licence • Strong oral and written communication skills • Proficiency in Microsoft Office • Ability to perform inspections on foot in all weather conditions • Commitment to customer care, quality standards, and equal opportunity Contact Information: For any queries, please contact: • Douglas Monaghan (Tree Officer) • Phone: 01332 640244 • Email: Trees@derby.gov.uk Who We Are Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.   What We Offer You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:   • Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role) • Hybrid working (depending on your role) • Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations • 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract) • Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract) • Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts • Tusker Car Benefit Scheme • Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training • Employee Assistance Programmes & Support • Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network • Support for colleagues who are carers   Next Steps If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website .    The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on the 5th May 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted. Important Information Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.   All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.   Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.   Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.   Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.   Equality, Diversity & Inclusion We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference.  As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.   We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.   We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.   Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.   If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/ Please see Job Description here   Please see Person Specification here

 

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