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Grounds Maintenance Operative

Job details
Posting date: 15 October 2024
Salary: £25,584 to £25,992 per year, pro rata
Additional salary information: £25,584 - £25,992 per annum.(£13.26 - £13.47 per hour)
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 14 November 2024
Location: Bath, Bath & N E Somerset
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Bath & North East Somerset Council
Job type: Contract
Job reference: ROLLGrounds2

Summary

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives.

Contract Type: Agency/Temporary (with potential for permanent if there are vacancies)

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.

We now recruit our operational vacancies through recruitment agencies.

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.

Based at Royal Victoria Park Bath, Station Road Keynsham or Radstock Road depot

Enhancements are paid for weekend and Bank Holiday working

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 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.

We now recruit our operational vacancies through the following recruitment agencies.

Please contact:

Simple Recruitment

Chanel House, South Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2EZ

Tel: 01761 235741

www.simplerecruitment.co.uk

Matching Staff Solutions

Middle Pit House, Coomb End, Radstock, BA3 3AT

Tel: 01761 433777

www.matchingstaffsolutions.co.uk

CORR RECRUITMENT

Bristol, 22 The Courtyard, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 4NH

Tel: 01172 141292

bristol@corrrecruitment.com

Cucumber Recruitment

https://www.cucumber-recruitment.co.uk/

Kimada House, Urmston, Manchester, M41 6QT

Tel: 0161 524 1715

Interested to find out more?

If you are interested in this position and would like more details, please contact Colin Hall on 07977 228445.

This is a rolling advert – applications will be checked weekly and we will shortlist and interview on a rolling basis.

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