Tree Officer

Please note that this website will be unavailable from 00:00 to 12:00 on Saturday 25 July 2026 due to essential maintenance by the supplier.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

If you are an existing Rotherham Council employee, please log into YourHR and select Current Vacancies from the home page. The system will pre-populate many of the fields on your application form, making the process quicker and easier.

If you are not a Rotherham Council employee and already have a registered jobs account, your username will be your registered email address.

Please enter your search criteria below and select Search. To search for more than one item in a list, select the multiple criteria required using the keyboard keys 'Ctrl' or 'Shift'.

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Directorate:
Regeneration and Environment

Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week.

Tree Officers are the council’s specialists in all matters relating to trees. The role’s primary responsibility is the management of the council’s tree stock, so that they do not pose a foreseeable risk to people or property, in line with the adopted Tree Management Protocol, best practice guidance and legislation.

This responsibility will be carried out through proactive surveying of the council tree stock including street trees, trees in parks and open spaces, trees in Council housing stock gardens and Council owned woodlands, responding to enquiries from the public; resolving member enquiries and identifying opportunities to increase and improve the borough’s tree cover.

The role requires, excellent customer service skills to meet the expectations of residents, members and to work with community groups so that enquiries are resolved satisfactorily, whilst raising the awareness of the importance of trees in our borough.

The role works in conjunction with other council teams to meet wider council objectives, such as colleagues in Green Spaces and Development Control, to provide a strong positive voice for trees in the borough.

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

For further information, please visit our website .

Head Office
Riverside House
Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE