Tree Officer (South)

Your role comes with plenty of variety and is focused on caring for a varied and established tree stock, while identifying opportunities to increase canopy cover. You could be undertaking a variety of functions that include

• large-scale street surveys or site specific surveys;


• ad-hoc inspections;


• building strong working relationships with tree contractors to enable better outcomes;


• interaction with the public and Council staff;


• opportunities to create your own projects;


• expectation to manage your own time to enable delivery of work;


• ownership of an area for which there is personal responsibility;


• access to a strong, experienced support network from the team;


• identify tree planting opportunities.


The role will predominantly cover the area of South Oxford District Council.

Are you an experienced Tree Officer / Arboriculturist who wants a new challenge and the opportunity to deliver and influence tree retention and management across one of England's most beautiful and diverse treescapes?

Are you recently qualified in arboriculture and are looking to start gaining invaluable experience to utilise and implement the knowledge that you have gained in education?

Are you passionate about shaping, influencing and creating new opportunities for increasing canopy cover?

If the answer is 'YES' to any of the above, then you could be the person we're looking for to join our growing Tree Service.