Job title: Arborist
Company: City of Stonnington
Job description: City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington.
Here at the City of Stonnington we aspire to be a leading local government authority and to do this we need the very best people who share our belief in community and who want to make a difference. We value everyone’s contributions, lived experience and expertise. We provide an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to thrive and be authentic. There is a variety of benefits available for our people have a look at “ ”.
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Job Description
Do you want to protect and enhance an exceptional tree population for the enjoyment of future generations?
As one of our Arborists you will be responsible for maintaining the health and vitality of Council’s urban forest with the development and delivery of Our City’s tree maintenance, pruning and planting programs. You will contribute expert arboricultural advice and participate in the planning and development of urban forest management, policies, and service objectives to meet community needs. You will also be responsible for supporting and monitoring contractor performance in tree service delivery for the City of Stonnington as well as providing excellent customer service, and aboricultural advice on Planning and Local Laws matters. You will Provide excellent and efficient customer service, fielding enquiries for information and aboricultural advice on a wide range of tree related matters with a customer centric, responsive approach as well as develop and build effective industry networks with peak bodies and outside organisations, fostering successful working partnerships which enhance service delivery.
This is a permanent full time position with a salary range of $92,922 – $100,635 per annum + 10.5 % superannuation and an accrued day off each month.
We come together at least 3 days a week so we can collaborate in our vibrant office culture. You are based within our bright, modern and sustainable Tooronga Depot office which is located next to Tooronga Train station and walking distance to Tooronga Village Shopping Centre. As a permanent employee you also get access to our wellbeing program, employee assistance counselling program and receive 17.5% additional pay when on annual leave.
As a permanent employee you also get access to our wellbeing program, employee assistance counselling program and receive 17.5% additional pay when on annual leave.
Desired Skills and Experience
To succeed in this position you will need:
- Extensive knowledge in arboriculture and urban forest management.
- Experience in providing expert horticulture and arboriculture advice to the community. Proven ability to gain cooperation and assistance from customers to efficiently solve emerging problems.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills along with strong conflict resolution and problem solving skills.
- Knowledge and previous application experience of relevant Acts, Regulations, Local Laws, Government and Council Policies.
- Demonstrated capacity to undertake contract and contractor supervision and deliver successful outcomes.
- Tech Savvy and proficient in the use of data management systems, computer software and Microsoft Office applications.
- Tertiary qualification in horticulture and/or arboriculture and demonstrated experience in urban forest management.
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Enquiries
For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Paul FitzGerald on 8290 2056 or at .
For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.
Submitting your application
We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.
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To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.
Successful candidates will be required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination.
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Expected salary: $95013 – 102899 per year
Location: Malvern, VIC – Stonnington, VIC
Job date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 07:52:22 GMT
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