Craft Gardener

**Environment**

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- Environmental Health

**Wigan Council**

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**Pennington Park Depot**

**Pennington Avenue**

**Leigh**

**Wigan**

**WN7 3JD**

**Salary: Grade 4, £23,500 - £24,702 per annum. £12.18 - £12.80 per hour**

**37 hours per week**

**Your role**:
As a Craft Gardener you will play a key role in delivering a high standard grounds maintenance service across the borough. You will support the Team Leader with the effective delivery of day to day grounds and general horticultural maintenance operation. You will assist the Team Leader in work planning and will cover this role in their absence.

You will provide exceptional customer service, be adept at dealing with a range of customers, and be the ‘eyes and ears’ of the Council when working in the borough. You will lead by example and motivate others to work to collective goals and actively seek ways to improve the service, suggesting new ways of working and embracing change.

**About you**:
You will have knowledge and experience in an operational grounds maintenance/parks organisation or similar environment, with the ability to operate a full range of plant and machinery relevant to the role. You will have an amenity horticulture, greenkeeping, groundsman or arboricultural qualification such as City and Guilds 3 or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. Herbicide Application qualification - PA1, PA2 & PA6AW. A relevant Health & Safety qualification

**About us**:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Streetscene Team prides itself on looking after the borough and keeping our spaces clean, safe and green.
- Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

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**Interview date: Monday 3rd June 2024**

**salary from**

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£23,500

**contract**

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permanent

**working hours**

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full time

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- 11 59 pm- 26th May 2024