Supervisor Gardener

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Supervisor Gardener to enhance Edinburgh's green spaces. In this pivotal role, you will lead a dedicated team, overseeing horticultural and landscaping efforts to improve parks, gardens, and cemeteries. Your expertise will ensure the maintenance of beautiful and functional outdoor spaces while fostering a culture of respect and integrity among your team. If you are passionate about horticulture and enjoy working with the public, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in your community.

Qualifications

• SVQ Level 3 in Amenity Horticulture or equivalent is essential.
• Minimum of five years experience in horticulture or ground maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee horticultural and landscaping duties in parks and greenspaces.
• Lead and manage Senior Gardeners and Gardeners, providing training.

Skills

Horticulture

Ground Maintenance

Supervision

Public Interaction

Health and Safety Knowledge

Machinery Operation

Training and Instruction

Pesticide Application

Education

SVQ Level 3 in Amenity Horticulture

NPTC Certificate of Competence in Pesticides

A1 SVQ Assessors Award

Tools

Ground Maintenance Machinery

Tractors

Job description

Job Description

Place

Supervisor Gardener
Based at our Bankhead Depot or Inverleith Park Depot

Salary: £28,046 - £32,010
Hours: 36 per week

We are looking for a Supervisor Gardener based at either our Bankhead Depot to work within our South West Openspace Team or Inverleith Park Depot to work with our cycleway maintenance teams.

The successful applicant will oversee and carry out horticultural, landscaping, and ground maintenance duties to improve Edinburgh's parks, gardens, greenspaces, and cemeteries. They will also lead and manage the performance of Senior Gardeners, Gardeners, and Seasonal/Apprentice Gardeners, providing training and instruction in horticultural practice.

Post holders will have:

1. SVQ Level 3 in Amenity Horticulture, Green-keeping, or Nursery practice or equivalent.
2. Current, clean, full driving licence or commitment to complete qualification.
3. NPTC Certificate of Competence in use of Pesticides PA1 + PA6a.
4. A minimum of five years experience in horticulture, ground maintenance, green-keeping, or nursery practice.
5. Experience of working with the public.
6. Experience of operating ground maintenance machinery and equipment.
7. Significant experience of supervising and managing operational staff within an organisation of comparable scope, size, and complexity within the public or private sector.
8. Experience of training or instructing staff.
9. Experience of driving vehicles, including tractors and towing of trailers.
10. Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and policy.
11. Knowledge of preparing and maintaining floral meadows.
12. Knowledge of maintaining sports pitches.
13. Knowledge of planting and maintaining herbaceous perennials and shrubs.
14. Knowledge of propagation techniques.
15. Knowledge in designing and planting out floral displays.

A1 SVQ Assessors Award and certification for use of tractor mounted spraying equipment are desirable.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work. We recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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