Grounds Maintenance Operative
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,403 to £28,595 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 October 2025 |
| Location: | Crowborough, East Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Crowborough Town Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CTC/GMO/0925 |
Summary
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic new addition to our current grounds maintenance team. Experience in a similar sector is desirable but not essential as full training can be provided.
For an APPLICATION PACK (containing Job Description and Person Specification) and an APPLICATION FORM, please visit www.crowboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk, email jobs@crowboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk or call 01892 652907. All applications must be on the council's application form; CVs not accepted.
A 'DAY IN THE LIFE' of a CTC GROUNDS MAINTENANCE OPERATIVE
You will be asked to do things like:
- Strim the grass or cut the hedges at our cemetery
- Prepare plots for new tenants at an allotment site
- Drive across town to place agendas in our agenda boards
- Put up posters in our poster boards
- Wash a council vehicle
- Line-mark a football pitch
- Empty bins
- Check and maintain play equipment at one of our parks
- Do some minor maintenance or repair work to one of our buildings
- Plant up our flower beds across the town
- Meet a family and help with an interment of cremated remains at our cemetery
- Raise flags on our flagpoles to celebrate or mark special occasions
And much, much more! This is a massively varied role and you'll never be bored. Remember to check out the official Job Description in our candidate pack for the full list of what's involved.
For an APPLICATION PACK (containing Job Description and Person Specification) and an APPLICATION FORM, please visit www.crowboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk, email jobs@crowboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk or call 01892 652907. All applications must be on the council's application form; CVs not accepted.
A 'DAY IN THE LIFE' of a CTC GROUNDS MAINTENANCE OPERATIVE
You will be asked to do things like:
- Strim the grass or cut the hedges at our cemetery
- Prepare plots for new tenants at an allotment site
- Drive across town to place agendas in our agenda boards
- Put up posters in our poster boards
- Wash a council vehicle
- Line-mark a football pitch
- Empty bins
- Check and maintain play equipment at one of our parks
- Do some minor maintenance or repair work to one of our buildings
- Plant up our flower beds across the town
- Meet a family and help with an interment of cremated remains at our cemetery
- Raise flags on our flagpoles to celebrate or mark special occasions
And much, much more! This is a massively varied role and you'll never be bored. Remember to check out the official Job Description in our candidate pack for the full list of what's involved.