Community Maintenance Assistant​/Driver

Job Description

Carry out a range of Green space and road maintenance duties and related activities that support the wider work of our Greener Communities and Roads services in accordance with Spring/Summer and Winter Service/Flood response programmes working flexibly across these services, in order to achieve key objectives of the Councils Community Plan and Single Outcome Agreements and Best Value.

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre‑employment checks namely "Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment". With regards to requests for references, you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. The reference from your current or most recent employer must be from an appropriate senior manager and not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

These posts are based within Greener Communities, Western Road, Kilmarnock between the months of April - September and Ayrshire Roads Alliance, Gauchalland Depot, Galston between the months of October - March.

Please see attached additional Information document for more information on the shared post working between the 2 services.

The hours of work are 37 per week and working pattern will be discussed at the interview.

The salary for the post is £28,533 - £29,880 per annum.

These are temporary posts until 30th September 2026.

Applicants must have a Category C driving licence together with Driver CPC or be willing to undertake the relevant training through East Ayrshire Council to obtain this.

Successful employees will be issued with a permanent contract of employment where they hold a Category C driving licence together with Driver CPC. Successful candidates who do not hold a Category C driving licence together with Driver CPC and are required to undertake the training will be issued with a temporary contract of employment for a period of 12 months to allow them to obtain this.

A permanent contract will be issued upon successful completion of the Category C licence.

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented.

East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.

For further information, please contact.