Gardener/Groundsperson

Reading Borough Council; Reading; Vor Ort; GBP 21.000 - 27.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Reading Borough Council is seeking a motivated Gardener/Groundsperson to maintain and enhance our outdoor spaces to a high standard. The role is hands-on, based in parks and open spaces, and suits someone who takes pride in outdoor work and enjoys working in all weathers.

The post is full time (37 hours per week), Monday to Friday, starting at 7.00am. The team is part of Streetscene, focused on safe, high-quality grounds such as bedding displays, lawns, shrub beds and minor tree works.

Qualifikationen

• Experience of outdoor manual working.
• Ability to operate a range of powered garden machinery.
• Able to identify and maintain ornamental planting including shrubs, trees and bedding plants.
• Full driving licence with C1 + E is desirable.

Aufgaben

• Maintain ornamental planting features and lawns to a high standard.
• Operate and maintain ride-on and pedestrian mowing equipment and hand tools.
• Carry out litter clearance and routine grounds maintenance of parks and gardens.
• Work safely and in line with health and safety guidelines.

Kenntnisse

Driving licence (C1 + E)

Outdoor manual work

Powered machinery operation

Plant knowledge (shrubs, trees, annual

Tools

Ride-on mower

Pedestrian mower

Hedge trimmer

Chainsaw

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for a motivated and skilled Gardener/Groundsperson to join our team and help maintain and enhance our outdoor spaces to a high standard.

This is a hands‑on role ideal for someone who takes pride in their work and enjoys working outdoors in all weathers. Maintaining our Parks and Open Spaces are some of our core service deliveries. We are currently looking to recruit into our service as part of our Streetscene Team.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

About the role:

This role is a full time (37 hours per week) and will require you to start at 7.00am and will be working Monday to Friday only.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintenance to a high standard of a wide variety of ornamental planting features such as annual bedding and perennial displays, ornamental lawns, shrub beds and minor tree works.
• Use and maintenance of a variety of ride‑on & pedestrian mowers, handheld machinery (Strimmers, Hedge cutters & basic chainsaw).
• General litter clearance, cleaning and maintenance of parks and gardens, including hard landscape, furniture and buildings.
• Ensure that all work is completed safely and in line with health and safety guidelines.
• Identify and report any issues or hazards across the grounds

The following experience is required for this role:

• You will need to hold a minimum driving licence including C1 + E & CPC would be beneficial.
• Experience of outdoor manual working.
• Experience of using a range of powered machinery.
• Able to identify and maintain common ornamental planting including shrubs, trees and annual bedding plants.
• Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.