Parks Grounds Maintenance Operative

Parks Grounds Maintenance Operative T2

Salary: Band: 3, £25,948 - £26,033 p.a. (£20,758 - £20,826 for a 29.6 hour week)

29.6 hours per week, Monday - Friday but will be required to work some weekends

Your new role

As part of the Grounds Maintenance operations team, you will carry out necessary works to ensure that the parks, gardens, and open spaces are well maintained and kept tidy to a level of continuity for the residents, communities and visitors. You will be responsible for carrying out a range of grounds maintenance duties from grass cutting and sweeping of paths and hard surfaces to daily playground inspections, inspection of litter picking to high profile parks and opens space areas and regular general cleansing including fly tip removals. In addition, you will be responsible for fine turf maintenance (golf, cricket and bowling greens), cleaning of sports pavilions and driving a range for commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tons. The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate a Horticultural and practical knowledge, carry out plant and machinery inspections and have an understanding of when equipment is failing.

Who is the person summary

As well as basic literacy skills as the role will involve the filling out of forms, you will, self-motivated, reliable and punctual and have good communication skills. You will be able to work as part of a team or on your own, and under supervisory instruction as well as be able to follow processes and procedures. You will be flexible as you will be required to work across various venues across the city and be able to report areas of concern or issues within the workplace. You will be able to manager your time effectively and have a full driving licence, with the ability to tow being an advantage.

For full details, please review the role and the 'who is the person' on the job profile below attached.

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Additional Information

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

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