We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Newry to assist with the appointment of a Gardener on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at client's discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: £12.59 - £15.85 per Hour
Responsibilities:
* Undertake work in public parks, playing fields, landscaped areas, and similar open spaces, including general maintenance such as grass cutting, hedge trimming, sweeping, hoeing, raking, edging, removal of litter and rubbish, constructional labouring work, and erection and dismantling of sports and other equipment.
* Patrol and attend activities, collect and issue fees and tickets, and maintain orderly conduct by the public to ensure compliance with Council bylaws.
* Perform horticultural operations such as planting, pruning, seeding, and turfing, as well as grounds maintenance including basic setting out and marking of sports areas, spiking, scarifying, top dressing, fertilizing, and maintenance of Council's tennis courts.
* Assist higher graded gardeners in more skilled tasks, including planning seasonal works, propagation, nursery care of plants, site preparation, and construction.
Qualifications:
* NVQ Level 1 in Horticulture AND a minimum of 12 months relevant experience, including the use of commercial grounds maintenance machinery (e.g., strimmers, walk-behind or ride-on mowers, leaf blowers, hedge cutters, and other hand tools).
* Experience working with grounds maintenance equipment in the presence of members of the public and/or traffic.
Please note:
* You should be available to work immediately or at short notice.
* You should have the right to work in the U.K.
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and are an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated, all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer-term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. In case the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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