Ground Maintenance Operatives

at  Bath North East Somerset Council

SEASONAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES

This opportunity is for seasonal grounds staff – the work is generally from March to Oct and is weather dependant, so could be for a shorter or longer period.
We are proud of the in-house services that we operate in keeping our neighbourhoods clean and our green spaces looking great.
Our Environmental Services team work hard collecting recyclables & rubbish, cleaning our streets; they also tend to our beautiful parks, open spaces and our cemeteries and crematorium.
If you’d like to join our passionate, enthusiastic team we’d love to hear from you. It’s part of the job description that you’re physically fit and prepared to work outdoors in all weather.
If you come to work for us and there is a suitable vacancy at the end, then you will have the opportunity to be considered for a permanent role with the Council.

INTERESTED TO FIND OUT MORE?

If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Colin_Hall@BATHNES.GOV.UK or telephone 07977 228445.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be Bold, Empowered, Supportive and Transparent.
Please explain in your application how you could incorporate these values into the role you are applying for.

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
  We offer both temporary and seasonal roles and if there is a permanent role, we think you would be suitable for we’d be happy to discuss this with you.