Tree Inspector

St. Helens Borough Council is seeking to expand and develop its Arboricultural team and is looking to recruit enthusiastic, motivated and diligent Tree Inspector team member in this sensitive and high profile role, with the appropriate skills, qualifications and demonstrable expertise necessary to fulfil the role.

You will join a strong established team, enabling the Council to maintain its tree and woodland assets, this will include working within Parks, Schools, Highways, private land and open spaces undertaking tree inspections and tree safety risk assessments, issuing works in accordance with British Standard  for Tree Works

• Has a personal interest in tree, woodland and land management and be able to demonstrate a commitment to delivering high quality customer focused services and product, to an agreed standard throughout the borough.
• Has both knowledge and experience of a wide range of Arboricultural tasks including, felling, pruning, stump removal using specialist equipment in a professional and safe manner, following all relevant health & safety procedures to ensure the safety of the public and other colleagues.
• Is an effective communicator, confident to engage with the rest of the arborist team, the public, Council staff, contractors and partners and support the management team as necessary.
• Has an awareness of the environmental and community benefits and challenges tree and woodland assets present in a range of settings is essential.
• Be able to display excellent organisation, communication (written and verbal) and customer care skills.
• Has Knowledge of Health and Safety including, HASAW, Chapter 8, COSHH, LOLER, and PUWER regulations.
• Must hold a ABC RFS level 2 Arboriculture or Lantra Professional Tree inspection qualification or equivalent.
• Applicants must hold a valid full driving licence.

The post requires a flexible approach to meet service demands

• Attractive salary
• A comprehensive range of employment benefits, including access to the local government pension scheme and sick pay scheme.
• 25 Days annual leave (rising to 28 days after 5 years’ service) plus bank holidays. the successful candidate will work 37 hours per week
• A dedicated and supportive working culture.
• A positive and open working environment.
• Access to training & development, to support our own top level arborist team, and tree stock.
• Car Parking Facilities

Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 NOLAN principles of conduct in public life. These include selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Mr Darren Haigh, Team manager on

Whatever stage of your career, working in the public sector puts you at the heart of communities. Our workforce provides services to our resident's day in and day out, making a positive impact on people’s lives. We could not do this without the dedication, professionalism and strength of our workforce. There are so many reasons to choose to work at St Helens Council including the fantastic range of employee benefits and rewards on offer.

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St Helens Council is officially recognised as one of the region’s leading fair employers, achieving accredited status under the Liverpool City Combined Authority Fair Employment Charter. The Charter recognises the ongoing commitment to fair pay, secure work, training & progression & staff well-being whilst celebrating employers who go above and beyond for their workforce providing an inclusive and supportive environment.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles.