Driver Operative - Greenspaces; Mon - Fri

Job title:

Driver Operative
- Green spaces (Monday
- Friday)
A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services. We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

Join us as a Driver Operative within our Green spaces Team. As part of the role of Driver Operative within the Green spaces Service you will be required to carry out a varied range of grounds maintenance related activities including, but not limited to, cleansing, pruning/shrubbery maintenance, weed control, grassland & meadow management, herbicide application, sports turf maintenance & tree lifting (from ground level).

You’ll work across highways, green spaces, recreational sites & cemeteries, using your expertise to deliver safe, efficient and high-quality grounds maintenance operations. In the role of Driver Operative you will focus on productivity, supporting colleagues to deliver routine & ad-hoc grounds maintenance tasks, continually striving to improve sites for the various stake holders. You’re required to work safely, proactively and with urgency to ensure our services offer best value for our customers.

• Hold a full UK driving licence (category
  
  B) and knowledge of health and safety requirements associated with the role.
• You must be able to work as part of a team and have good verbal and written communication skills.

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme
• Medicash

• Closing date: midnight on Friday 2nd October 2026
• Shortlisting date: W/C Monday 5th October 2026
• Interview date: W/C Monday 12th October 2026
• Interview type:
  Face to face

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Once the role has closed, you will not be able to submit an application, and we are unable to reopen the vacancy for you to complete it. We strongly recommend submitting your application well in advance of the closing date to avoid disappointment.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Gary

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