Gardener / Gravedigger / Driver
1 week ago
About the role
General grounds maintenance to cover aspects of grass cutting, weed treatment, hedge and shrub pruning, sports pitch maintenance, flower bed care, litter picking, grave digging and back filling, driving council vehicles and operating grounds maintenance equipment both pedestrian and ride on.
The role covers the grounds services provision across North Northamptonshire.
What will you be doing?
Successful applicants will be providing grounds maintenance across parks & open spaces, civic buildings and the highways network utilising modern equipment and best practises.
Maintaining accurate records and completing vehicle checks and equipment checks.
About you
Successful applicants will be enthusiastic with experience in the industry. Previous experience using tractors, ride on equipment and horticultural best practises would be advantageous.
You will be interacting with a wide variety of people on a daily basis and will need to be self motivated, being required to work on your own initiative, follow schedules and written instructions and possess excellent customer service skills.
A full driving licence is required for this role.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected do they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.
**Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.**
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive rate of pay
- statutory leave entitlement
- lots of opportunities to work in the public sector to make a difference
