Arborist-Climber Trainee (Urban Forestry)

Full Time

  Arborist Now, Inc. (http://www.arboristnow.com)

  San Francisco, California, United States

Arborist-Climber Trainee

Hourly Rate : $18

Program overview:

This program is intended to provide with the base skills necessary to become a professional Arborist-Climber

Duration : 3-4 month depending on capacities

Goals:

  • Become Arborist certified through ISA
  • Ability* to perform independently all tree care from planting to removal under normal circumstances.
  • Ability to assess trees (species, health condition, structure) to further identify the best response care.
  • Ability to use climbing most advanced climbing equipment and lowering devices.
  • Ability to use and maintain chainsaw

*Ability will have to be demonstrated with a final practical exam.

Arborist Now provide you with:

  • All climbing equipment necessary
  • PPE-s
  • Hand saw and pruner
  • ISA certification book study
  • Immediate compensation

Your duty:

  • Work Full time from M-F 7:00-3:30
  • Help the crew in all way necessary
  • Ask question, proactively learning
  • Study and apply for the test during your spare time. ISA certification is obligatory. Both company field exam and ISA must be passed to successfully complete the training.

This training program, once completed, can open the opportunity to a FT position at Arborist Now.

Trainees to become an Arborist-Climber

Arborist Now is Ideally seeking sufficiently-skilled pruners with willing attitude who have the desire to learn how to climb to enhance their skill set(s) and advance in a rewarding and very-open career as a climber. They will begin with small-to-medium trees, street trees.

Open to:

Anybody with the necessary motivation to become a professional Arborist Climber. We prefer however someone that can demonstrate

  • Ability to work outside under all-weather condition
  • Ability to do hard work
  • Plants/trees interest and some knowledge

Compensation

$18.00 hourly rate