General Duties
The primary purpose of this post is to assist in the provision of horticultural and grounds maintenance services within Bath & North East Somerset acting as an ambassador of the organisation in the course of your job whilst interacting with members of the public.
Key Duties:
Planting, pruning, seeding
Hedge trimming
Grass cutting - parks, open spaces & verges
Strimming, leaf blowing, raking
Setting out and marking sports areas
Upkeep of pitches (artificial and natural
Propagation and nursery care of plants
Site preparation
Manual litter picking and sweeping
Emptying litter & recycling bins, and replacing liners
Using electronic mobile devices to record work & log any issues
Resolving any complaints as directed by managers
Responsibilities
To be responsible for the general upkeep of verges, parks, woodland and public land within the Bath & North East Somerset area.
To be responsible for carrying out horticultural and associated operations (for example, planting, pruning, seeding, hedge trimming, grass cutting, clearing leaves and litter picking/emptying park litter bins): ground maintenance (for example, basic setting out and marking of sports areas and up keep of artificial/synthetic pitches) and where appropriate chemical control under direction. Assistance to higher graded ground operatives/team leaders in more skilled tasks may also be given (for example assistance with propagation and nursery care of plants, site preparation a...