ABOUT THE TEAM

We are proud of the in-house services that we operate in keeping our neighbourhoods tending to our beautiful parks and open spaces. If you’d like to join our passionate, enthusiastic team we’d love you hear from you. You’ll need to be physically fit to meet the job description requirements and be prepared to work outdoors in all weather.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Based at Royal Victoria Park Bath, Station Road Keynsham or Radstock Road depot
The primary purpose of this post is to assist the team leader with the day to day running and development of the team accordance with the Council’s Vision and Values, policy and other objectives, to achieve maximum effectiveness and efficiency.
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 ARE UNABLE TO SPONSOR CANDIDATES FOR THIS ROLE UNDER THE HOME OFFICE TIER 2 POINTS-BASED SYSTEM (SKILLED WORKER ROUTE), THEREFORE YOU MUST BE ABLE TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE YOUR OWN RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK’. PLEASE REFER TO THE HOME OFFICE RIGHT TO WORK CHECKLIST WHICH PROVIDES DETAILS OF WHICH DOCUMENTS ARE ACCEPTABLE. SHOULD YOU BE SHORTLISTED YOU WILL BE ASKED TO BRING YOUR RIGHT TO WORK DOCUMENTS WITH YOU TO YOUR INTERVIEW SO THEY CAN BE COPIED AND VERIFIED AT THAT STAGE.

Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role they will be considered.