Grounds Maintenance Operative (T3) - Seasonal Fixed term - until end of October 2025
37 hours per week, Monday - Friday, but will be required to work some weekends.
Your New Role
The In-House Grounds Maintenance Operations Service is responsible for the maintenance of parks and open spaces, allotments, cemeteries, golf courses and semi-natural open space with assorted sports and play facilities within. The services also provides grounds maintenance services to Traded Services incorporating schools and social service locations.
Within this role you will be required to carry out the necessary works to ensure that the parks, gardens, open spaces, cemeteries and grass sports facilities are well maintained and kept tidy to a level of continuity for the residents, communities and visitors.
You will be involved in a range of ground maintenance duties which will include litter picking, planting shrubs, hedges, perennial and seasonal bedding, maintaining flower, shrub beds and hedges. You will also be required to inspect areas of land as required and maintain grass general amenity areas and grass sports areas using pedestrian and ride on mowing equipment.
What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for a reliable, flexible and self-motivated individual who is able to work under supervisory instruction and follow processes and procedures. With basic literacy skills to enable you to fill out any relevant paperwork, ideally you will have a driving licence and you will be able to work on your own or as part of a team. With good communication skills, you will be aware of Health and Safety requirements, hazardous materials etc and previous experience is desirable although not essential. You will be flexible to provide cover at weekends and out of normal working hours when required. Full training and uniform will be provided.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this exciting opportunity.
About Portsmouth City Council
What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
How to apply:
Please read the full job profile (click here) for further details on the post and remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the profile. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Closing: 11 March 2025
Applications received after this may not be considered.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616800