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About the role

To provide a service to grounds maintenance over a range of specific activities, including grass maintenance, shrub pruning, planting of bedding plants and bulbs, and other grounds maintenance

What will you be doing?

Mowing, using ride on and pedestrian machines, strimming, lawn edging, turfing, seeding.

Tree and shrub pruning, hedge cutting, flower bed planting and preparation.

Grass maintenance in parks, open spaces and highways, including clearing grass clippings from hard surfaces after cutting.

Using recognised horticultural practice for weed and pest control, including herbicide, fungicide and pesticide use in accordance with appropriate licenses and COSSH regulations

Grass maintenance to a high standard on sports fields / fine turf etc.

Setting out sports field equipment and marking out as required.

Litter picking/ street cleansing duties as required.

Carry out basic care and maintenance to plant, tools and equipment.

About you

Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.

Comply with the Council’s policies and procedures including (but not limited to) safeguarding, financial regulations, promotion of equalities, customer care, agreed audit actions and health and safety (ensuring that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons).

Carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope and purpose of this job description and which are commensurate with the grade of the post.

Our benefits

We offer:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

About us

We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country.

Our priorities are:

• helping people live active fulfilled lives
• caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
• enabling a thriving and successful economy
• leading on a green and sustainable environment
• ensuring our communities are connected do they can shape their lives and where they live
• providing modern public services

Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.

We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.

Attached documents

•  Grounds Maintenance JD and PS

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.