Gardener

North Northamptonshire Council; Great Corby; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme with life cover and ill

Generous leave entitlement (28-33 days

Job summary

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative to join the team based mainly at the Corby depot. The role covers parks, gardens, open spaces, highways and cemeteries across NN Council areas.

You will perform grass cutting, strimming, litter picking, hedge cutting, grave digging, weed spraying and related duties, working outdoors in all weathers. The role requires a full UK driving licence and the ability to drive a council van to multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence required.
• Experience in grounds works and manual digging desirable, training provided.

Responsibilities

• Digging with hand tools and shovelling soil.
• Strimming/Grass cutting and litter picking.
• Hedge cutting and weed spraying.
• Driving a company van between locations.
• Watering and maintaining newly planted trees.

Skills

Full UK Driving Licence

Outdoor work

Tools

Power tools

Job description

About The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a person to join our team at North Northamptonshire Council. If you love working outdoors and are willing to learn a range of skills, this could be an excellent opportunity for you, become a valued member of the Grounds Services Team.

The successful applicants MUST HAVE A FULL UK Driving Licence and be able to drive a company van to and from different locations within NNC. Applicants must also have experience in ground works and manual digging. Covering the parks, gardens, open spaces, highways and cemeteries throughout NNC the successful applicant will provide grass cutting, strimming, litter picking, hedge cutting, grave digging, weed spraying and other duties within the scope of the role.

The role is primarily based out of the Corby depot; however the role may be deployed across the area of operations in Kettering, Wellingborough or Thrapston and the successful applicant may need to work out of any of these areas as a primary base.

What will you be doing?

• Digging with hand tools
• Strimming/Grass Cutting/Shovelling soil
• Manual Labour / Ground works
• Litter picking
• Weed spraying
• Driving
• Using hand tools
• Watering and maintaining newly planted trees

About You

We operate in all weathers (rain or shine!) so you must be happy to work outdoors

This role can be physically demanding and will include lifting and carrying heavy equipment

Good communication skills as you will be liaising with our customers as well as internal members of staff and members of the public

You should have an interest in grounds maintenance or a willingness to learn new things (experience is desirable but if you don’t we can provide you with training required)

You should willing to try your hand at other jobs within the service, as some flexibility would be desirable

Our Benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

We Offer a Vibrant Working Environment With

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About Us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our Values Define Who We Are And How We Operate, By Forming The Foundation For How We Interact With Our Customers, Colleagues And Provide Our Services. They Are Also At The Forefront Of Our Decision Making And Delivery And Are

• Customer-focused
• Respectful
• Efficient
• Supportive
• Trustworthy

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

Disability Confident Employer

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Armed Forces Community

The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

Attached documents

• Job description and Person specification Gard_Simon Taylor.docx