Public Realm Operative Level 2 HRA

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Public Realm Operative within Grounds Maintenance at Woolsthorpe Depot in Nottingham. The role covers practical outdoor tasks such as grass cutting, hedge cutting, pruning, litter collection and general maintenance of communal spaces.

You will use hand and powered tools, follow safety protocols and help ensure spaces are clean, safe, and welcoming for residents and visitors.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications: driving licence (where required) and willingness to complete relevant training such as health and safety.
• Essential experience: practical outdoor work in grounds maintenance, gardening, grass cutting or similar.
• Essential knowledge: health and safety requirements and safe working practices.
• Essential skills: reliable, flexible, ability to work outdoors, teamwork and customer care.

Responsibilities

• Support upkeep and improvement of outdoor spaces across Nottingham City.
• Perform grass cutting, strimming, hedge cutting, pruning, weeding and litter picking.
• Use hand tools, powered equipment and grounds maintenance machinery safely.
• Follow safe working practices and maintain clean, safe public spaces.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Flexible

Practical approach

Education

Driving licence

Tools

Hand tools

Powered tools

Grounds maintenance machinery

Job description

Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 29 hours per week

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: £26,427 (Level one) rising to £27,274 (Level three) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Woolsthorpe Depot, Nottingham NG8 3JD

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

As a Public Realm Operative within Grounds Maintenance, you will support the upkeep and improvement of outdoor spaces across Nottingham City. The role involves practical outdoor work such as grass cutting, strimming, hedge cutting, pruning, weeding, litter picking, leaf clearance and general maintenance of communal areas, parks, housing estates or public spaces. You may also use hand tools, powered equipment and grounds maintenance machinery, while following safe working practices and helping to ensure local areas are clean, safe, tidy and welcoming for residents, visitors and communities.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Essential qualifications: A current and appropriate driving licence, where required for the role, and a willingness to complete any relevant training or qualifications required for the post, such as health and safety, safe handling of chemicals, pesticide use or other job-related certification.
• Essential experience: Experience of practical outdoor work such as grounds maintenance, gardening, grass cutting, hedge cutting, cleansing, estate maintenance, refuse/recycling, landscaping or similar frontline environmental services. Experience using hand tools, powered tools, plant, equipment or vehicles would be beneficial.
• Essential knowledge: An understanding of health and safety requirements, safe working practices, manual handling, road safety where applicable, and the safe use of tools, equipment and machinery. Knowledge of general gardening techniques, including grass cutting, border maintenance, pruning and site upkeep, would also be helpful.
• Essential skills and competencies: A reliable, flexible and practical approach to work; ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions; ability to carry out physically demanding tasks safely; good teamwork and communication skills; ability to follow instructions and work with minimal supervision; commitment to good customer care, equality and diversity, and maintaining clean, safe and welcoming public spaces.

This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Leon Lewis, Operations Lead, by email at [e-mail].

Closing Date: 4th October 2026

Interviews will be held: TBC

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.