Senior Grounds Worker Level 2

Dorset Council; Wareham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset Council is seeking a Senior Grounds Worker (Level 2) to join the Grounds Maintenance team. The role involves working outdoors across a range of sites, assisting the Team Foreman to deliver high-quality grounds maintenance in a cost-effective way.

You will be part of a team, expected to lead when required, and you will engage regularly with clients and the public. A proactive, self-motivated approach is essential to success in this role.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lead staff and work as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Team Foreman to maintain a high standard of grounds maintenance.
• Engage with clients and members of the public on a daily basis.
• Represent Dorset Council and promote the service and its partners.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Outdoor work

Self-motivation

Job description

About the role

If you like to work outdoors, and are happy to work in all weathers, this Senior Grounds Worker at Level 2, may be the job for you!

The Grounds Maintenance Team carry out maintenance works across a huge range of sites across Dorset, ranging from school grounds, care homes and libraries to Dorset Council's own properties as well as Town and Parish Council's.

We offer an in-house service to the Council, providing a year-round grounds maintenance service and a quick response solution to issues and requirements that arise across the whole of Dorset.

You would be working as part of a team, assisting your Team Foreman to maintain a high standard, cost effective delivery. Being a good team player is therefore essential, with an ability to lead staff, be self-motivated, organised and hard working.

Good communication and presentation skills are also required as you will be engaging with our clients on a daily basis as well as members of the public from time to time.

As a member of the Grounds Maintenance team you will be representing the service, promoting its work and be an advocate for Dorset Council and its partners.

The Place Directorate combines front-line service delivery in coast and countryside services with a key corporate function in property management. Dorset’s environment provides the essential goods and services necessary to maintain economic growth and community wellbeing. For it to continue to do so requires it to be well managed and the service makes a major contribution to this in partnership with others who share DC’s aims. The Service also has responsibility for a wide range of public assets – buildings, land and sites – and ensures that these are used in ways which benefit the people of Dorset as well as meeting organisational need.

Landscape Services provide a green asset implementation and management service maintaining, constructing and managing a range of schemes, including the designing out of maintenance liabilities, offering opportunities to schools to enhance recreational and educational space and supporting the practical work of the Area Greenspace Teams, Arboriculture, Environmental Advice and Hosted Partnership Teams.

Eligibility and compliance

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or havingaccess to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure andBarring Service check.

About Us

At Dorset Council, it's not just about the work we do, it's about how we do it. Hear directly from our employees about what makes Dorset Council special in this short video:

At Dorset Council, we are working together to create a fairer, more prosperous, and more sustainable Dorset for everyone, now and in the future.

Values

• provide essential services that support over 300,000 residents
• work in partnership to make a real difference
• value every role and the impact it has on our communities
• support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive

Your role

• be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset
• have access to a range of benefits and support
• receive training and development opportunities to help your career progress

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible, if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.

This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement.

If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love you to join us.