Parks, Greenspace and Cemeteries Team Leader (Trees & Woodlands) - InverleithDepot

Salary: £40,501 - £47,639
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks

To lead the Arborist team within the Trees & Woodland Service by driving and delivering the performance, efficiency and development as required. Responsible for leading, developing and delivering highly effective, customer focused services within the trees & woodland service. Support the implementation of policies and procedures, comply with all relevant legislation and regulation and ensure that services support the delivery of the Council’s strategy.

Develop and deliver highly effective, customer focused services in relation to ground maintenance and/or forestry and/or burial and/or estate maintenance functions, including responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of staff. Assist in identifying service priorities and develop services to deliver agreed outcomes. Assist in the development of policy, operational and planning activities and partnership working with other departments, agencies and organisations. Lead effective planning and decision making at an operational level.

Monitor revenue plans, programmes and budgets to ensure both strong financial and performance management. Ensure work undertaken is completed to a high standard, within agreed timescales and costs, and ensure that health and safety policy requirements and performance standards are met. Provide professional advice, support and assistance to their Manager and deputise as required. Take a lead and effective role when contributing to the continuous improvement of Division functions. Actively encourage cultural change, ongoing service improvements and create a climate of excellence in order to meet the objectives of the Service.

Lead in the recruitment, induction, management and development of up to 20 operatives and any apprentices or seasonal staff allocated to them. Responsible for the supervision and management of any contractors or external framework contracts.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Happy to talk flexible working.

We recognise the benefits that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds bring to our organisation, and we’re committed to employing a workforce that represents the population of the city we serve. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.

As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we’re delighted to announce that we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced, and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, that guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.

Colleague Support and Wellbeing: As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics. We’re committed to supporting employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. There are several policies in place to support this ranging from flexible work options to career breaks.

We have a range of support options available including access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak up supporters and a colleague listening service. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we’ll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us.