Allotment Maintenance Assistant X4

2 months ago


Durham, United Kingdom Triumph Consultants Ltd Full time

**What's involved with this role**:
**Temporary Allotment Maintenance Assistant x4**
**Reference no: Durham 1004625713927056**
**Pay rate £10.79 per hour PAYE**
**This opening assignment is for 1-2 months**
**Starting and finishing at the depot between 7am and 7.30am but flexible working hours is in operation** The postholders will work under the direction of a Chargehand but may often be required to work alone and will be expected to complete a range of routine and ad hoc repairs and maintenance tasks on allotment sites across the County. As part of this, they may also support other services and external contractors who have been engaged to complete more specialist work on the sites Key responsibilities:

- Undertaking maintenance and improvement works on allotment sites
- Maintaining appropriate records of works undertaken.
- Ensuring good customer care is provided to all stakeholders that you come into contact with during the course of your work (this includes but is not limited to: allotment tenants, allotment associations, local residents, external contractors, and staff from other Council services).
- Have a good knowledge of and follow the Council’s practices and procedures, particularly those regarding health & safety / safe working practices.
- Ensuring the safe use, security of vehicles, plant, equipment and machinery allocated to you

**“Role Requirements” - to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria**:

- Basic all-round knowledge of hard & soft landscaping work.
- Practical knowledge of using horticultural plant and machinery associated with the role.
- Basic knowledge of health and safety requirements and procedures relevant to the role
- Experience in both soft and hard landscaping.
- Experience in using of a wide range of plant, equipment and machinery relevant to the role (for example, strimmer’s, hedge cutters, rotavators, etc).
- Experience of speaking and working with the public and other stakeholders
- Basic oral communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with supervisors, colleagues and general public.
- Ability to keep basic records
- Clean driving licence covering at least category B

**by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD.**
**To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF**
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**If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.**

**Other “Essential Requirements” - Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items**:

- **Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.**
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.

**Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable**:

- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.

**Job Ref: Durham 1004625713927056**

**Anticipated Length of Assignment**: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.



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