Gardener

Brackenberry; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority is seeking a Gardener for a 5-month contract in Tower Hamlets. You will be responsible for maintaining parks and green spaces, ensuring high standards of horticulture. The role includes various horticultural duties, operating maintenance tools, and providing a positive contact point for the public. Applicants must have relevant certifications, experience in grounds maintenance, and a UK driving license.

Qualifications

• Must have working knowledge of plant bedding schemes and fine turf maintenance.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety pertaining to parks and open spaces.
• Experience working in a front-line grounds maintenance service required.

Responsibilities

• Perform all routine and specialized horticultural maintenance activities.
• Manage park gate operations and record issues of anti-social behaviour.
• Lead horticultural work with agency staff to ensure compliance.

Skills

Working knowledge of plant bedding schemes

Knowledge of Health & Safety

First Aid knowledge

Experience in grounds maintenance

Use of maintenance tools

City & Guilds pesticide certification

Full UK driving license

Job description

We are working closely alongside with a local authority in Tower Hamlets to assist with the appointment of a Gardener on a 5-month contract highly likely to be extended at the client’s discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay : 16.48-21.56 per hour

Summary

The Green Team Operative is a front-line role responsible for the horticultural maintenance of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets parks green spaces and horticultural features. The post holder will work as part of a team to ensure all designated sites are maintained to a consistently high standard of appearance and horticulture while also providing a positive contact point for users of the Borough’s open spaces.

Responsibilities

• Carry out all routine and specialised horticultural maintenance activities in accordance with best practice ensuring a high standard of horticulture and overall appearance.
• Undertake the locking and unlocking of park gates throughout Tower Hamlets utilising associated technology to keep accurate records and report issues of anti-social behaviour.
• Take a lead on horticultural-based work alongside competent Agency staff and new starters to ensure work is carried out to specification.
• Participate in the delivery of horticultural- and ecological-based community events and activities such as tree planting, bulb planting and clean‑up days.

Essentials

• Working knowledge of plant bedding schemes and fine turf maintenance.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety pertaining to parks and open spaces including the safe use of pesticides.
• Knowledge of First Aid necessary to protect public safety and the park infrastructure.
• Experience of working in a front-line grounds maintenance service.
• Experience in the use of appropriate grounds maintenance tools and machinery and the ability to operate and carry out routine maintenance of this equipment.
• Must be accredited with the City & Guilds safe use of pesticides course and required to take refresher courses.
• A full UK driving license.

Please note

• You should be available to work immediately or at short notice.
• You should have the right to work in the U.K.

Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and are an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer-term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. In case the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1