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Grade 3 General Labourer/Assistant Gardener

Job details
Posting date: 27 April 2026
Salary: £13.05 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 27 May 2026
Location: Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Nations Recruitment
Job type: Contract
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Summary

Job Category : Catering & Hospitality
Location: Cyfarthfa Park, Team Leaders Office, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8RE
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Hours Per Week :37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Salary: £13.05


Job Summary





Qualified to a minimum of Level 2 City & Guilds or equivalent.

To Carry out horticultural and grounds maintenance duties throughout the County Borough to raise standards of public parks and open spaces.

Reporting to either Team Leader or Charge Hand to discuss scheduled work programs and forward work programme.

Please note:- you will be required to be available to work within any departments within neighbourhood services as priorities require. This may be Waste, Highways, street cleansing or cemeteries and could be on a full range of duties commensurate with the grade.



Main Tasks





Carrying out a varied range of gardening duties, requiring a minimum amount of supervision and use of own initiative

General grounds maintenance duties such as grass cutting, pedestrian and ride on mowers.

Use of hand tools such as strimmers, hedge cutters, blowers and any hand tool required to carry out the job.

Marking football fields.

Repairs to fine turf and playing surfaces.

Litter picking, bin emptying.

Assisting the arbo team when required.

Drive vehicles and pull trailers (with appropriate qualifications).

Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, litter and debris

clearing, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting

Lawn maintenance and cultivation

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