Appointment of Head of Grounds & Environmental Services
(Full time 37 hours per week)
Salary Scale SCP: 37 - 41 (£46,731 - £50,788)
Plus Generous Local Government Salary Pension Scheme
Are you a highly motivated self-starter with lots of energy and the confidence to take things forward on your own within defined parameters; Do you have a flexible and positive approach to work and a ‘can do’ attitude; Do you have experience of dealing with commercial horticultural work and contracts as well as managing teams of people; Could you develop and deliver innovative and high quality improvements to facilities and services? Then this is the job for you!
Leighton-Linslade Town Council is one of the country’s largest Town Councils, with a proud tradition of contribution and excellence and is looking to fill the role of Head of Grounds & Environmental Services to help the Council deliver its vision “A Community to be Proud Of.”
Working as part of the Town Council’s management team, and leading a group of highly dedicated staff and volunteers, you will manage the day-to-day operations and planned maintenance of the Council’s parks, play areas, open spaces, sports facilities and community pavilions, lead the Council’s cemetery and allotments functions, develop, promote and manage activities designed to reduce carbon emissions and increase sustainability within the Council and the wider community, and work with key partners to ensure countryside and biodiversity sites are well managed and maintained.
Would you like to know more? To obtain a recruitment pack with full details of the role and application form, please email: recruitment@chrgs.co.uk
Applications must be received by 9am on Monday, 17 March 2025
Please note CVs will not be considered
Interviews will take place the following week (24, 25 or 27 March 2025)
Prior notice will be given
If, after reading the recruitment pack, you would like to discuss this position, please contact the Council’s Recruitment advisor, Helen Plant, at Council HR & Governance Support on 07939 400548