Gardener Casual

North Northamptonshire Council; Corby; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join North Northamptonshire Council as a Gardener and enjoy working outdoors while contributing to the maintenance of public green spaces. You'll engage in various tasks including digging, grass cutting, and litter picking. This opportunity offers training, a competitive salary, and the chance to become a valued member of the Grounds Services Team.

Benefits

Competitive rate of pay

Opportunities for permanent positions

Statutory leave entitlement

Opportunity to make a difference in public sector

Qualifications

• Experience in ground works and manual digging preferred, training provided.
• Ability to work in various weather conditions and lift heavy equipment.
• Interest in grounds maintenance with flexibility for other tasks.

Responsibilities

• Digging with hand tools, strimming, grass cutting, manual labour.
• Litter picking and weed spraying with water maintenance tasks.
• Maintaining newly planted trees and using hand tools.

Skills

Good communication skills

Willingness to learn

Physically fit

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, apply now and become a valued member of the Grounds Services Team.

The successful applicants would preferably 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, 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?

Duties will include

Digging with hand tools

Strimming/Grass Cutting/Shovelling soil

Manual Labour / Ground works

Litter picking

Weed spraying

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

We Offer

• a competitive rate of pay
• great opportunities in a large unitary council - many of our casual workers decide to apply for permanent positions
• statutory leave entitlement
• lots of opportunities to work in the public sector to make a difference
  
  

About Us

We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.

Our Priorities Are

• helping people live active fulfilled lives
• caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
• enabling a thriving and successful economy
• leading on a green and sustainable environment
• ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
• providing modern public services
  
  

Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.

Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.

Attached documents

• Job description and Person specification Gardener.docx
  
  

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