Closing date: 12 January 2025
Post: Arborist x 2 Posts
Salary/Grade: £27,711 to £30,060 per annum/Grade 7
Hours/Days: 37 hour weekly annualised (42 hours weekly summer, 30 hours weekly winter)
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Various Council establishments
Closing Date: 12 January 2025
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Job Details And Requirements
North East Derbyshire District Council is a dynamic and ambitious organisation that takes pride in delivering excellent services to our community whilst driving economic growth and environmental sustainability for the district.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Council and undertake Arboricultural works in a customer focused and friendly team environment. The role involves assisting with a range horticultural and landscape construction and maintenance duties in parks, open spaces, playing fields and fine turf areas.
The successful applicant will carry out skilled horticultural operations, including the maintenance and planting of trees, shrubs and hedge cutting as well as daily use and routine care of all vehicles and powered plant/equipment such as mowers and strimmers. Knowledge and experience in arboriculture practices is essential together with the ability to work successfully in a team environment. For a full list of job details and requirements please view the Job Description and Person Specification.
The successful candidate will be primarily required to operate from facilities at based at Eckington Depot.
Why work for us?
North East Derbyshire District Council is a great place to work and if you join our team, you will become part of a talented and dedicated workforce. If you are keen to make a difference to people’s lives and develop your skills and experience, we would like to hear from you.
We offer the following benefits:
- Competitive salary
- 30 days annual leave (rising to 35 after 5 years service), plus bank holidays and a Christmas close down
- Flexible working arrangements
- Generous local government pension scheme
- Free parking
- Discounted leisure services
Learn more about the benefits of working for us at ne-derbyshire.gov.uk
Contact Details
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Darren Mitchell, Streetscene & Waste Services Manager on (01246) 217285 or via email darren.mitchell@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk or Alan Walker, Grounds Maintenance Supervisor, (01246) 217276 or via email alan.walker@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk
Apply today!
If you are interested in this post, please apply using the online application on our dedicated webpage on Derbyshire Jobs at: North East Derbyshire District Council Vacancies or via Derbyshire - Jobs and Careers by clicking ‘Apply for this job’ and creating an account. You can save your progress and exit the application at any time, coming back to it at a later stage to complete and submit your application. Please read the Guidance Notes provided before completing any application and please note that CV’s will not be accepted.
Applications close midnight on 12 January 2025.
If you do not have internet access, you can request an offline application pack by contacting North East Derbyshire District Council on (01246) 231111 or emailing: human.resources@ne-derbyshire.gov.uk
Please note the Council only consider applications from candidates eligible to work in the UK and who possess a current work permit appropriate to the job role advertised.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
If you have not received any communication within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion and we thank you for your interest in the job role.
