OR121405 – Town Team Operative – Facilities & Environment

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Abergavenny; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking a Grounds Maintenance & Street Cleansing Operative to support public spaces across Monmouthshire, including Chepstow. The role combines street cleansing, grounds maintenance and horticultural tasks to keep streets and parks clean, safe and attractive.

You'll work outdoors with vehicles, plant and machinery, follow health and safety rules, and adapt to changing priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience in outdoor maintenance, grounds maintenance or street cleansing.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Comfort with operating plant and machinery after training.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays when required.
• Commitment to health and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general grounds maintenance: grass cutting, hedging, pruning, beds.
• Perform street cleansing: litter picking, bin emptying, sweeping, graffiti removal.
• Clean, repair and paint street furniture and public spaces.

Skills

Outdoor work

Health & Safety

Teamwork

Communication

Flexibility

Education

Full UK driving licence (essential)

Job description

Work Pattern: 37 hours per week

PAYE Pay Rate: £12.85 per hour

Main Purpose of the Role

The Grounds Maintenance & Street Cleansing Operative will play an important role in maintaining clean, safe and attractive public spaces across Monmouthshire, specifically within the Chepstow area.

The role involves a combination of street cleansing, grounds maintenance, horticultural work and general environmental maintenance to ensure that public areas, open spaces, highways, verges and community facilities are maintained to a high standard.

Working as part of a flexible and supportive team, you will undertake a variety of outdoor maintenance activities, operating vehicles, plant and machinery safely and effectively. You will also be expected to work independently, demonstrate initiative and respond to changing service requirements, including emergency situations and occasional out-of-hours working.

Typical Day Overview

A typical day will involve working outdoors across a range of public spaces and locations, undertaking planned maintenance activities as well as responding to reactive requests.

Your day may include:

• Attending a morning team briefing to receive work instructions, priorities and daily schedules.
• Completing vehicle and equipment safety checks before starting work.
• Driving council vehicles to designated work locations.
• Undertaking litter picking, emptying bins and sweeping streets, footpaths and public areas.
• Carrying out grass cutting, strimming, hedge trimming and general grounds maintenance.
• Maintaining flower beds, shrub beds, landscaped areas and horticultural features.
• Using machinery and equipment such as mowers, blowers, sweepers and pressure washers.
• Removing graffiti and carrying out basic cleaning, maintenance and painting of street furniture.
• Ensuring work areas are left clean, tidy and safe for members of the public.
• Completing any required daily records, reporting defects or highlighting health and safety concerns.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure scheduled work is completed efficiently.

Key Skills and Responsibilities

• Carry out general grounds maintenance, including grass cutting, strimming, hedge trimming, pruning and maintaining flower beds, shrub beds and landscaped areas.
• Undertake street cleansing duties, including litter picking, emptying bins, sweeping, graffiti removal and pressure washing.
• Clean, maintain, repair and paint street furniture and public spaces.
• Safely operate council vehicles, plant, machinery and equipment, completing daily safety checks and reporting any defects.
• Follow Health and Safety legislation, safe working practices and PPE requirements.
• Work effectively both independently and as part of a team, maintaining high standards of work and service delivery.
• Communicate professionally with colleagues, management and members of the public.
• Adapt to changing priorities and undertake additional duties following appropriate training.
• Support emergency response activities, including flooding, snow clearance and storm damage.
• Demonstrate flexibility to work outside normal hours, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays, when required.

Essential Requirements and Qualifications

• Full, clean and valid UK driving licence.
• Previous experience in a relevant outdoor maintenance, grounds maintenance, horticultural or street cleansing environment.
• Good understanding of Health and Safety responsibilities.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Ability to undertake physically active and manual work.
• Ability to operate relevant tools and equipment safely, following appropriate training.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays when required.
• Willingness to participate in emergency response activities.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and the Council’s policies and procedures.