COMM ENT 1879 - G1 - Grounds Services Operatives - Various Locations

South Lanarkshire; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading council’s frontline team to make a real impact in South Lanarkshire! Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic, reliable, and committed to public service. You'll play a vital role in maintaining and improving the community's environment, ensuring a cleaner and greener living space. Full-time roles available, applicants should be ready to work outdoors and handle physically demanding tasks.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and committed to public service.
• Willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Experience in environmental services is welcome but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Delivering a wide range of vital environmental improvements.
• Maintaining and enhancing green spaces and streets.
• Improving the quality of life for residents.

Skills

Reliability

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”

Location: Various Location within South Lanarkshire

Hours: 37 hours per week

Join Our Frontline Team – Make a Real Impact in South Lanarkshire!

Are you passionate about improving your local environment and making a difference in your community?

South Lanarkshire Council are looking for dedicated full-time staff to join our teams, delivering a wide range of vital environmental improvements across the district.

As part of our committed frontline team, you’ll play a key role in maintaining and enhancing the places where people live, work, and play. From green space maintenance to street cleansing your work will directly improve quality of life for thousands of residents.

Are you:

• An enthusiastic, reliable individual with a strong work ethic
• Committed to public service and community wellbeing
• Willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• A team player with good communication skills
• Environmental services experience, this is welcome but not essential
• Willing to be part of something bigger – helping keep South Lanarkshire clean, green, and thriving.

It’s your place so apply now and take pride in making a visible difference every day.

A current full UK driving licence would be desirable but not essential for this post.

Please answer the following questions on a separate sheet and upload with your application:

• Are you able and willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions throughout the year? Yes/No
• Do you have experience in environmental services or similar work (e.g., grounds maintenance, street cleaning)? Yes/No – if yes, please briefly describe
• Are you comfortable performing physically demanding tasks on a daily basis (e.g., lifting, walking, manual handling)? Yes/No
• Are you available to work full-time, including potential early morning starts or weekend shifts if required? Yes/No

Please Apply online -All correspondence will be via your email address.

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunitiesand Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community.As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

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