Gardener
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,171 to £28,257 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 October 2025 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Chelmsford City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We are looking for candidates who would love the opportunity to maintain Chelmsford City's Parks and Green spaces; the successful candidate must demonstrate experience and ability in similar work operating a variety of horticultural machinery, ride-on mowers, and driving vehicles with trailers.
Experience in Amenity Horticulture, maintaining sports pitches, fine turf, soft and/or hard landscaping, and a keen interest are essential. You will need to be self-motivated, reliable, conscientious, and capable of working individually and as part of a team. A full driving licence is essential.
You will be required to work Monday to Friday (37hrs) with some evenings and weekends required.
Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment checks which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.
Experience in Amenity Horticulture, maintaining sports pitches, fine turf, soft and/or hard landscaping, and a keen interest are essential. You will need to be self-motivated, reliable, conscientious, and capable of working individually and as part of a team. A full driving licence is essential.
You will be required to work Monday to Friday (37hrs) with some evenings and weekends required.
Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services. The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment checks which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.
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