Lead Arborist - Liberty Group : Job Details

Liberty has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Arborist to join our team, based in Salford.  You will be working on social housing, on a full-time, permanent basis, working 40 hours per week and in return, you will receive a salary of £30,450 per annum Plus Benefits.

We’re experts in property services, reactive and void maintenance, refurbishment and eco-technology and we believe our people are our biggest asset.

Liberty offers professional electrical installations and property building and maintenance services, with a strong commitment to value for money services that make a positive difference to people and the communities in which we work.

Our safety ethos model is based on all arboriculture work being guided by British standard 3998:2010 Treework and recommendations. Our small inclusive team is structured by competence and hierarchy lead by a Team Leader who discusses work to be carried out on ongoing & future projects. All safety equipment in aiding Treework is LOLER tested and provided by Liberty.  We set realistic targets which are supported by the ground’s maintenance team, reducing industrial stress on operatives, ensuring a content atmosphere amongst the team. 

Responsibilities for this Lead Arborist role are:

Reporting to the Arborist Team Leader you will be part of a broader team of professionals responsible for providing an excellent arboriculture service

Undertake all arboriculture maintenance work by schedules and seasonal demands observing good arboriculture practice

General maintenance of Tree stocks

Undertake Arboriculture works to ensure healthy and safe tree stock

Be an integral part of the team providing a comprehensive arboriculture service

Working alongside the arboriculture team, agency works and apprentices.

What we are looking for in our ideal Lead Arborist:

We are looking for an enthusiastic Arborist Team Leader to work within our Grounds Maintenance Team. Undertake all types of Arboriculture work in areas and properties as per customers specifications, relevant to the area, carrying out all duties with full regard to Liberty Groups Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Customers Service and Performance Policies.

Essential requirements being, Driving license, Level 2 Award in Chainsaw Maintenance, Level 2 Award in Crosscutting using a Chainsaw, Level 2 Award in Felling & Processing Trees up to 380mm, Level 2 Award in accessing a tree using a Rope & Harness, Level 2 Award in Aerial Rescue & Access a tree with a Rope & Harness, Level 3 Award in Aerial Tree Rescue Operations, Level 3 Award in Aerial Cutting of Trees using free fall techniques.

We welcome applications from candidates with relevant NPTC qualifications and experience

We offer a range of benefits for a rewarding career including though not limited to:

• Pension scheme
• 23 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Liberty Sense Awards – employees are nominated by colleagues for living the Liberty values, those who win receive a high street voucher
• YuLife, includes:
• Life Insurance/Death in service benefit – 2x annual salary value
• Smart Health (including round the clock access to 24/7 UK-based GPs)
• Best Doctors to provide a second opinion on complex cases or diagnosis
• Mental Health Support, 4-6 sessions with a psychologist or psychotherapist
• Online Health Check
• Nutrition consultations
• Online fitness program
• YuMatter+ Employee Assistance Programme designed to support mental, financial & professional wellbeing including up to 5 confidential sessions with a counsellor
• Free will writing
• Reward scheme for healthy behaviors to earn YuCoin which can be redeemed on the app for vouchers/rewards.
• Exclusive membership and wellbeing product discounts
• Medicash Health Cash Plan (optional to register, P11D tax value approx £11.60 per year however allows claims for up to £996 per year) includes:
• Claiming eligible cash back on dental or optical treatments, specialist consultations, tests or scans
• Discounted gym membership
• Savings on cinema tickets, travel, holidays & retail

In addition to the above, at Liberty we look to invest in the up-skilling and development of our employees, ensuring competency and compliance to industry standards, in turn we will look to offer additional training where appropriate to give you the skills you need to deliver the service required

Liberty strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can ALL be ourselves. We commit to achieving equal opportunities in employment for all suitably qualified candidates, through upholding our values of Passion, Openness, Respect and Trust, underpinned by Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement.

Please note, only candidates who have the right to work in the UK will be considered for this role.

As part of our recruitment process all employees need to be vetted and undertake pre employment checks.  For this role you may need to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check, previously Criminal Records Bureau, prior to or upon commencing employment with Liberty.

If you have the desire to work in a busy and high performing team, why not join us as our Lead Arborist, click “apply” below – we want to hear from you!

Closing date: 4th October 2024 (we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier depending on number of applications received).