Arborist Wanted - 4 Locations across the West Midlands

About the job

Arborist

West Midlands

Salary - £29,303-£36,681per annum – depending on skills and

experience

Contract type – Permanent

Working hours – Full Time (39 hours per week)

Closes – 6 September 2024

We are currently recruiting for an Arborist/Climber to join our team in the West Midlands.

Do you have experience and looking for a new opportunity?

About the role

You will carry out maintenance on many aspects of the estate services regarding tree management, subsidence claims and Japanese knotweed cases.

You will be responsible for ensuring that all survey and tree data is used in order to maintain the programme of works. This will include ensuring all works are carried out to BS3998 British standards 2010 with a strategic view on proactive tree management.

Day to day activities will include supporting the estates team by carrying out planned and reactive tree works to ensure Group compliance.

Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.

About you

This role requires you have the following qualifications:

• NPTC 201/202 (cs30-31)

• NPTC 304 (cs32)

• NPTC 302 (cs34-35)

• NPTC 206/306 (cs38)

• NPTC 308 (cs39)

• NPTC 309 (cs40-41)

• NPTC 222 (woodchipper)

• NPTC 001702 (MEWP)• NPTC 003938 (Chainsaw from Mewp)

These qualifications are desirable for the role:

• Trailer qualifications / towing.

• Pa1 and Pa6 – weed chemical control

• Stump Grinding trained

You must have worked for an Arboricultural approved contractor within the public and private sectors.

Experience of working in the Arb industry on powerlines or rail would be beneficial for this role.

Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require evidence of the required certificates and qualifications for this role. Without this evidence, you would be unable to commence employment at GreenSquareAccord.

About us

GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England.

We believe passionately in our mission to build better lives and provide social housing and support services to 54,000 people across our four localities. We are proud to play an active role in helping people to deal with the consequences of the housing crisis by providing affordable homes for people in our communities who need them most.

We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society.

This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system.

Our purpose

We are proud to be able to support tens of thousands of people across England by providing affordable housing and care to help people live independently.

Our focus is on building better lives. Everything we do is about people – whether that’s providing a good quality, safe home or providing care which helps someone to live an independent life.

Our colleagues live and breathe this social purpose and we need great people, with skills across a range of disciplines, to make this happen.Working for GreenSquareAccord gives you the chance to bring your skills and expertise and make a real difference. It doesn’t matter which role you are considering applying for, your work will help thousands of people build a better life.

The GSA Way

We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way.

A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is.

Our five core commitments are:

• We believe our customer is everything

• We are one team

• We are supportive and caring

• We are business-minded for social purpose

• We are curious and ambitious.

You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.

Benefits

In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes; annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

GreenSquareAccord also offer a non-contractual performance-related bonus scheme. Further details will be made available upon joining, along with supporting documentation which can be found on the GreenSquareAccord intranet site.

All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.

GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the ‘essential eligibility criteria’ for the role, as detailed in thejob description, are guaranteed an interview.

If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.