Apprentice Trees and Woodlands Officer
Our Story:
Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.
Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.
We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.
Our Team:
Environment Services is responsible for a wide range of council functions. We keep the streets clean, provide refuse collection services, and deliver award winning parks and open spaces. We are the custodians of the local environment, and are keen to improve the offering across these cherished facilities.
Our updated Trees and Woodlands Strategy was adopted by the Council’s Executive Board in 2024 which, alongside initiatives such as the Big Halton Forest, shows our commitment to enhancing the quality of the tree stock within the borough.
37 hours per week
Your Contributions:
You will be passionate about the role of trees within our urban forest, and committed to ensure the council’s tree stock is enhanced and thrives for years to come.
You will work towards completing the Level 4 Arboriculturist Qualification throughout the apprenticeship, gaining an understanding of arboricultural practice and experience of completing tree safety inspections.
Working alongside our Trees and Woodlands Officer, you will be involved in the council’s response to tree pests and diseases such as Ash Dieback, including surveying and recording affected areas and arranging for remedial work via in-house teams and contractors.
Our Offer:
Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:
- A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
- One day a week off the job learning to complete your studies
- Access to the council’s Apprenticeship Network
- Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
- 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
- Investment in your personal development
- Free Car Parking at HBC sites
- Flexible working arrangements
- Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
Next Steps:
At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Paul Boardman on 0151 511 8036/paul.boardman@halton.gov.uk
Interviews will take place on week commencing 3 August 2026 with a view to starting in September for the forthcoming academic year.
At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk
Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Salary range
- £21,448 per year
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