Horticultural Operative

Basingstoke; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council is seeking a Horticultural Operative to maintain public formal gardens and other prominent locations across Basingstoke town. The role also covers enhancements to planted areas, hedgerows, and biodiversity projects, requiring reliability, initiative, and attention to detail.

The successful candidate will be based at the Wade Road offices, with flexibility to work from other council premises, and must possess good communication skills and a clean driving

Qualifications

• Demonstrate good communication and customer care skills.
• Ability to understand work information whether given verbally or in writing.
• Able to work safely within guidance and legislation.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.
• Able to meet the task requirements of a physically demanding role.
• A full clean driving license is essential.
• Based at the Wade Road offices and adapt to working from other council premises when required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of maintenance to public formal gardens and other high-profile locations across Basingstoke town.
• Maintain and enhance old planted areas, hedgerows and support biodiversity projects.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer care

Reading work information

Safety awareness

Relationship building

Physically capable

Driving license

Job description

Horticultural Operative

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council has a vacancy for the ideal candidate who has experience in a horticultural environment or a keen interest in gardening.

This role will focus mainly on providing high standards of maintenance to public formal gardens and other high-profile locations across Basingstoke town. Other works will involve maintenance and enhancements of old planted areas, hedgerows and supporting biodiversity projects.

Applicants must be reliable and demonstrate the core qualities required to work in a frontline service role. You’ll need to be highly motivated, demonstrate a good aptitude for tasks undertaken, and pay attention to detail.

It is important you are organised, have good communication skills, and able to take direction whilst having a proactive and flexible approach to work.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who enjoys working outdoors with people to provide services to a high standard for local communities.

Key Requirements

• Demonstrate good communication and customer care skills.
• Ability to understand work information whether given verbally or in writing.
• Able to work safely within guidance and legislation.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.
• Able to meet the task requirements of a physically demanding role
• A full clean driving license is essential.
• You will be based at the Wade Road offices and adapt to working from other council premises when required.