Gardener

Key Responsibilities:
To carry out numerous gardening duties, requiring a minimum amount of Supervision.
Key Tasks:
* Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding,
* Edging, pruning, bed preparation and planting.
* Lawn maintenance and cultivation.
* The use and maintenance of hand tools and basic light machinery.
* The use of cylinder and rotary mowers, strimmer’s, leaf blowers.
* Adjustments of mower height and quality of cut, etc. Oil level checks and
* Checks for damage to any mower.
* To ensure all equipment, machinery and buildings are secure.
* To keep the tool shed/mess room clean and tidy.
* To carry out gritting, salt spreading, snow clearing.
* Assist with the erection and dismantling of sports equipment.
* Assist with the initial marking and over marking of the sport pitches, running tracks, field events.
* Prepare and plant rockeries, herbaceous borders and shrubberies.
Leafing: November – March
* Duties include clearing of leaves in all parks, cemeteries, roads, verges, pathways, alleys etc.
* Daily equipment checking
Essential characteristics:
* To be able to work as part of a team
* To be physically fit
* To be able to work in a safe manner
* Good communication skills
* Cat. C1 driving licence
Desirable characteristics:
spraying licence pa1 and pa6.
The duties and responsibilities highlighted are indicative and may vary over time. The post holder will be expected to undertake other duties and responsibilities relevant to the nature, level and extent of the post and the grade that has been established on this basis

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