Team Leader (Arboriculture)

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and experienced person with the necessary
skills to effectively lead, supervise, plan, organise and deploy employees for all day-to-day
delivery of arboriculture services in line with the Council’s expectations and standards.

The successful candidate must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a
positive approach to teamwork and co-operation. You will need to be solution focused and have
the ability to adhere to health and safety risk assessments and operating procedures.

Managing the council’s team of skilled arborists, you will be responsible for the delivery of
practical tree works in accordance with the Tree Management Policy, industry best practice,
British Standards, safety standards and all other relevant legislation. You will also deal with
day-to-day enquiries linked to the tree works programme and maintenance of the borough’s
waggonways.

Working closely with the Council’s Tree Asset Manager, around the delivery of maintenance to
the tree stock, you will ensure the Council fulfils its statutory duties with regard to tree
management, including the effective and defensible management of tree risk; ‘biodiversity
duty’; and the possible applicability of other duties to tree management such as under the
Equality Act and Highways Act.

You will need to be able to work independently and use your own initiative to engage with
stakeholders, elected members, residents, resident groups, and other statutory bodies.

As an employee of North Tyneside Council, you will feel valued from the moment you join us. We
have a comprehensive induction process to ensure you are supported in your role from day one
and our experienced and approachable management team will support you to achieve your
professional goals.

In return for your valuable contribution, you will have access to our excellent benefits
package:

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (for contracts of 3 months or more)
• A generous annual leave allowance, which increases with service, plus bank holidays
• Access to Occupational Health services including physiotherapy and counselling
• Our Employee Assistance Programme which includes a telephone helpline and extensive online
  resources for support and advice
• Extensive training and development opportunities including access to our Learning Pool
  online platform
• Supported career progression
• Discounted membership of our Leisure Centres including 5 gyms; 4 pools; and over 250
  classes every week
• The ‘Benefits Plus’ Scheme enabling salary sacrifice for Car Leasing; Cycle to Work Scheme;
  additional annual leave, public transport season tickets, and professional subscriptions
• Credit Union Savings Scheme
• A supportive Occupational Sick Pay scheme

If you have the appropriate skills and want to make a difference, we would like to hear from you. For an informal discussion please contact the following:

Neil Hodgson, Operations Manager (Environmental Services) on 0191 643 4996 or email: [email protected]

For information about North Tyneside Council, the benefits of working for us, and the many attractions of working and living in North Tyneside please see the council’s “About Us” pages on www.northeastjobs.org.uk.

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