Greenspace Officer - ABC11342
| Posting date: | 20 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,165.00 to £41,988.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 October 2024 |
| Location: | Aberdeen, AB11 7TH |
| Company: | Aberdeen City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ABC11342 |
Summary
Job Purpose:
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Location: Duthie Park, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
Aberdeen City Council is currently in discussions with Trade Unions regarding a proposal to move from a standard 37-hour full-time working week to a standard 35-hour full-time working week.
Please note: A decision has been reached, in consultation with our Trade Unions, that all new vacancies will be advertised on a maximum of 35 hours per week, and accordingly, new appointments made on a contract of 35 hours per week.
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,727 per annum / £15.97 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
job purpose/about the role
To provide a professional horticultural service and support the development
of the Environmental Service through the management of greenspaces.
Identify, develop and manage projects including obtaining funding as appropriate and procurement of the works. Develop links and relationships with community groups/volunteers and individuals across the city and actively contribute to and assist in the creation, development, implementation and management of Environmental Services strategies, policies and initiatives pertaining to the post.
The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:
Current UK Driving Licence
The postholder is able to demonstrate:
• An ability to project manage including creating specifications and tender documents
• Tendering procedures including use of Public Contract Scotland
• A proven ability to create links/develop and manage relationships with community
groups and organisations to encourage and promote partnership working.
• An ability to balance competing priorities whilst responding to customer demands and
completing work within agreed service deadlines.
• Delivering project outcomes to tight deadlines and within budget
• Use of financial and software packages
• Extensive knowledge of landscape and horticultural management techniques.
• Extensive knowledge of health and safety legislation particularly COSHH regulations.
• Financial and budgetary management and monitoring skills.
• An ability to prepare detailed strategies and service plans.
• An ability to prepare interpretative, educational and promotional material.
• An ability to work with and communicate landscape design concepts to the general
public.
• Developing systems and procedures
• Competently applying horticultural and grounds maintenance strategies and best
practice
• Communicating in both oral and written forms with a range of audiences including
individuals at all levels of the organisation
About Us
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
- have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
- looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
*"New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.
Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs
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