Patch Assistant

About the role

The Neighbourhood Services team is responsible for keeping Crawley’s residential and communal areas safe, clean and well maintained. Our work involves litter picking, bin emptying, weeding and pruning shrub beds, hedge cutting, removing fly tips, strimming and grass cutting.

If you would like to be part of the team that keeps Crawley clean and tidy, please complete an application form for one (or more) of the following indicating which post or posts you are interested in applying for.

One permanent contract, full time (37 hours per week) - South Patch (NHS
031)

Assisting the South Patch team with a range of grounds maintenance tasks as listed above in Furnace Green, Tilgate, Southgate and Broadfield. Experience is an advantage but not essential. The hours of work for this role are Monday and Tuesday 7am to 3pm, Wednesday 7am to 2.30pm, and Saturday and Sunday 7am to 3pm.

One permanent contract, part time (14.5 hours per week) – Central and East Patch (NHS
011)

Assisting the Central and East team with a range of grounds maintenance tasks as listed above in Pound Hill, Maidenbower, Three Bridges, Northgate and West Green. Experience is an advantage but not essential. The hours of work for this role are Thursday 7am to 3am Friday 7am to 2.30pm

Post holder required to maintain a current full UK driving licence (category

B) and wear a uniform.

You need to have a driving licence, the ability to drive transit sized vehicles and the physical capability to undertake the work.

A 14% enhancement on the rate of pay will be given for hours worked at the weekend in line with the local pay agreement.

Extra hours may be required during the week and on Bank Holidays, which are paid in line with the Local Pay Agreement.

We offer a generous employee , with a range of discounts, benefits and wellbeing incentives to suit everyone.

Our shared reflect the special nature of our council. We encourage all colleagues to put them into practice, whatever job they do. Take a look to see if we are the perfect match.

Crawley Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.