Horticultural Operative (1021)

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council; Basingstoke; Vor Ort; GBP 18.000 - 24.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Generous annual leave

Local government pension scheme

Salary sacrifice for bicycles and EVs

Discount site perks - nationwide

Healthcare cash plan including optical

Free flu vaccination vouchers

Employee assistance program

Support for training and apprentices

Disability Confident interview where適

Zusammenfassung

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is seeking a Horticultural Operative with a passion for gardening and outdoor work. The role involves maintaining public gardens and other high-profile sites, improving planted areas and hedgerows, and supporting biodiversity projects.

You will be reliable, motivated, and able to follow directions, with good communication and organisational skills. A full driving licence is essential, and duties may shift across council premises.

Qualifikationen

• 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.

Aufgaben

• Maintain public formal gardens and other high-profile locations across Basingstoke town.
• Assist with maintenance and enhancements of old planted areas and hedgerows.
• Support biodiversity projects and frontline service delivery.
• Be highly motivated, pay attention to detail and take direction well.
• Work outdoors with people to provide high-standard services to local communities.

Kenntnisse

Communication & customer care

Understanding work information

Work safely within guidelines

Relationship building

Physically demanding role

Full clean driving licence

Jobbeschreibung

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.

What benefits do we offer?

At Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council we offer a wide range of employee benefits to recognise your valued contribution:

• Generous annual leave allowance plus bank holidays
• Local government pension scheme and Life Assurance
• Salary sacrifice schemes for bicycles and electric cars
• Access to discounts at nationwide retailers through our ‘BOOST’ perks discount site
• Funded healthcare cash plan including optical and dental cover
• Free flu vaccination vouchers
• Access to a free and confidential employee assistance program
• Support towards a variety of training, including professional qualifications, apprenticeships and wider technical and soft skill development courses

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of our community.

The council signs up to the Disability Confident scheme (formerly known as the ‘Two Ticks’ scheme). If you have declared a disability on the application form we can guarantee you an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job.

The council reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time if a high volume of applications are received. Candidates are therefore advised to apply at the earliest opportunity.