Do you enjoy workingoutside?
We arelooking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join ourGrounds Maintenance Team working across the district. This outgoingteam provides a varied grounds maintenance service for the councilthroughout the year which includes grass cutting, shrub bedmaintenance, hedge cutting, formal planting maintenance, softlandscaping, cemetery maintenance, burials and other associatedhorticultural and arboricultureoperations.
Doyou enjoy working in a wide range oflocations?
Youwill be working in a wide range of locations from woodland, SSSI’s,clifftops to formal gardens. Must be highly motivated to meettargets/schedules and complete work to a highstandard.
Do youhave Grounds Maintenanceexperience?
Youmust have at least 1, ideally 2+ years’ experience in a GroundsMaintenance role as well as a valid driver’s license (with trailerentitlement a benefit), holding PA1, PA6 herbicide and preferablywith NVQ Level 1 or equivalentcertification/tickets/licences.
Please notethat this post is subject to a pre-employment health check and DBScheck.
Whats init foryou:
* £24,047 -£26,531 per annum
* 23 days leave plus anadditional 5 days for 5 years continuousservice
* Local government pensionscheme
* Employee Assistance Programme(free 24 hour legal, financial and personal advice foremployees)
* Wide range of employeediscounts at high street retailers, including supermarkets, stores,and restaurants
* Cycle to Work schemewhich could save you around 40% on cycles andaccessories
Aboutus
What we canoffer in return is a great place to work and a friendly team towork with. At NFDC we believe all our employees make a valuablecontribution to the work of the council and that’s why we encouragea trusting and open culture where each employee is supported andrespected equally where ideas are actively sought andself-development promoted.
Weare developing a new, modern operational depot at HardleyIndustrial Estate, SO45 3NQ. The new depot will be available fromJanuary 2025 at the earliest. Once the new depot is operational,this role will be based at that location. You can read more aboutthe new depot here
Please canwe also ensure that we put, To view full details of what you canexpect from working for NFDC and to view the full job description,please click on the candidate packattached.
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If youare interested in this position and meet the criteria, we would behappy to hear from you. CV’s will not be accepted without acompleted application via our jobs portal, or a paper copy sent ifpreferred.
If you would like tofind out more about this role please call Kevin Frenchum on Tel:(phone number removed) or Wayne Dawkins on Tel: (phone numberremoved).
For any applicationenquiries, to request a paper application, or assistance pleasecontact the HR Admin team on (phone numberremoved).
ClosingDate: Midnight Thursday 28th November2024
Anticipated Interviewdate: Thursday 5th and Friday 6th December2024