Environmental operative - ABC13750

ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL; Ferryhill; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Aberdeen City Council is looking for a dedicated Environmental Operations worker to join our team, performing gardening, street cleaning and horticultural tasks across parks and open spaces in Aberdeen.

You will work individually or in a team, following established procedures, with flexibility to cover various sites. The role requires physical fitness and a proactive approach to workload management.

Qualifications

• Must be physically fit to undertake the full range of duties.
• Working knowledge of Environmental Services teams and practices.
• Willingness to use the Council's digital HR platforms (CoreHr).
• Good communication in spoken and written form.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Undertake general gardening, street sweeping and horticultural tasks.
• Maintain parks, cemeteries, and amenity areas as part of environmental operations.
• Work independently or in a team and seek guidance from the Line Manager when needed.

Skills

Physical fitness

Environmental services experience

CoreHR proficiency

Communication skills

Time management

Job description

Job Purpose:

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Location: Duthie Park, Hazlehead Park
Duration: Permanent, Full Time

Roles that require PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 10 and above (currently £30,030 per annum / £16.50 per hour))

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee's first FULL month's salary payment.

Job purpose/about the role

The postholder undertake either individually or as a member of a team a variety of duties concerned with Environmental Operations including both general gardening or street sweeping work and horticultural work of a specialist nature in public parks, playing fields, cemeteries, landscaped areas, public open spaces, public roads, amenity areas and housing estates.

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• Must be physically fit to undertake the full range of duties of the post

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

• A working knowledge and experience of Environmental Services teams and practices.


• The willingness to use The Councils digital platforms in relation to HR (CoreHr)


• The ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms


• The ability to organise and prioritise workloads to deal with simultaneous demands and to achieve deadlines.


• The ability to work proactively and with limited direct supervision, while at the same time recognising when matters need to be referred to the Line Manager

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

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Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)


• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)


• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)


• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship


• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.