Arborist / Climber

Arborist / Climber
St Helens
£22,571

One of the largest landlords in the North West, our client has 1,500 staff, manage more than 37,000 homes, support around than 64,000 customers and invest at least £5m a year into local communities and life changing causes.

A social organisation with a commercial focus generating income to drive their activities and deliver lasting change, They are at once landlord, property developer, commercial contractor and social entrepreneur.

They are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work in a small team within their in-house Green Space Service, you’ll be delivering a wide range of high quality, practical arboriculture and landscape maintenance services.

This is an important role in which you will:
-Undertake a wide range of arboricultural operations using associated plant and equipment as instructed by the Senior Arborist
-Assist in conducting emergency tree works in addition to scheduled tree maintenance, under the direction of the Senior Arborist
-Ensure that all work reporting and recording procedures are followed

To be successful in this role you will:
-Hold an Arboricultural accreditation: CS 30 / CS 31 Maintenance, Cross-cutting and Felling, CS 31 Felling of Small Trees CS 38 Climb Trees and Perform Aerial Rescue CS 39 Operate a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness and Manually Fed Brushwood Chipper
-Hold a full UK driving licence with C+ E category and a willingness to drive works vehicles
-Have the ability to work as part of the team
-Experience of working in an arboricultural team using chainsaws and brushwood chippers and being a competent climber
Their people share qualities that the organisation values highly. They are problem-solvers, able to work well within our team. They are open, honest and committed to doing the right thing at all times, and they always look for ways to do things better, focused on making sure they achieve their aims. If you can share this way of working, you’ll enjoy working here.

In return, they offer a modern workplace that is challenging, supportive and gives you room to grow your skills – along with a package of benefits that shows how much they value your contribution and care about your wellbeing.