Previous experience in park management, gardening or landscape gardening is essential.
Driving Licennce is essential for the Lead Gardeneres.
Ideally you will know how to use a ride on mower, operate a strimmer and leaf blower and have worked with hedge cutters in the past.
The ability to identify plants is a must .
You will need your own steel toe capped boots, be punctual, diligent, hard working and very much a team player. You will be able to identify your relevant experience with work references and demonstrate those abilities on the first day of induction. The role is temporary with an option to go permanent if you prove yourself to be hardworking and adding value to the existing Parks Maintenance team.
Hours are 7.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Thursday and 7.30am to 3pm on a Friday with one hour for lunch.
The role is varied and will involve:
Leaf blowing, mowing grass, strimming long meadows and vegetation, litter picking, emptying bins (possible toilet cleaning on sites with public toilets) green space management, pruning hedges and bushes, plant identification and weeding of beds and containers. With good English both written and verbal as you will be completing paperwork both by hand and digitally. As you progress in the team you will be able to use more complicated machinery such a operating ride on mowers etc either practical experience or Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Mowers (Ride on).
Ideally you would hold an NVQ in Garden Design or RHS Level 2 in Practical Horticulture or other Professional Gardening Level 2 qualifications or potentially Golf Greenkeeping Level 2.
Please note:
The hiring manager will conduct a short interview with selected candidates, they will then be expected to attend a short induction. This will be prior to start date. If successful a placement will be created, and a start date agreed for the worker
Salary description
£15.68 - £18.00 per hour