Streetscene Operative - Parks, Horticulture and Grounds Maintenance

Job Opportunity:
Streetscene Operative - Parks, Horticulture and Grounds Maintenance

ECR
000522

36/37 Hours a week
-Seasonal Hours

April to August 36 hours over 4 days, Monday to Friday September 37 hours over 4.5 days, Or 37 hours Monday to Friday (Cemeteries Team)

Some weekend working if required at enhanced overtime rates

6 months Fixed Term Contracts

Kutton Lane Depot, Newcastle-under-Lyme

If you enjoy working outdoors in all weathers and have a passion for grounds maintenance in relation to grass cutting, shrub bed maintenance, hedge cutting, weeding and sports ground care and willing to be flexible with other seasonal tasks you will be of particular interest for this varied hands‑on role.

If you’re a team player, physically fit, enthusiastic and positive, and enjoy varied work outdoors all year round as an active member of a team, this role could be for you.

6 posts are available - We’ll provide a full induction, ongoing training and all your PPE.

We provide a range of essential services and have high standards, making a real difference to the way the Borough looks.

This team cuts grass and hedges, maintains shrub beds, clears litter, sweeps streets, plants up key civic areas, manages parks, empties street bins and does a range of environmental land management work on Council land.

The seasonal fixed term contract posts will be positions in one of three teams undertaking grounds maintenance:

• Ride on Mower Team
• Parks and Gardens
• Cemeteries

We know that services at the frontline improving the environment are changing, and that providing ‘Green Skills’ for staff is an investment in the future. The culture here is all about getting the best out of our team by providing a range of benefits to everyone. These benefits include a great pension, staff offers and discounts, support for time out volunteering and a working environment which values everyone.

We offer training to progress careers and learn more skills, in exchange for working in the local community and make a positive impact every day. We expect good teamwork, and focus on being accountable, respectful of everybody, and achieving our goals.

• You’ll have a full driving license, preferably minimum category C1 and have a previous experience of using heavy and light plant.
• You will also have a sound health and safety knowledge
• Ideally, you’ll also have a good knowledge of the Borough and general labouring experience
• You’ll be able to communicate confidently and well with managers, other team members and the public.
• Please see Person Specification for a full list

Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough with big ambitions. We’ve already started our transformation, however, we still need to find better ways of doing things because we are determined to do the very best we can for our communities.

If our vision is to be the best, then we need the best people working for us. Our people are at the heart of what we do and have the freedom to innovate, grow and develop. We recruit people who share our vision and values ; people who have the drive to deliver our ambitious Council plan.

Our historic Borough is a place of marked contrasts. We are the home of a world class University at Keele, a leading light known internationally for its research and sustainability record, which stands side by side with former mining communities including some which register amongst the most deprived areas in the country. Our Borough is also a mixture of urban centres, affected by some of the same social issues facing our neighbouring city, Stoke-on-Trent, but also outstanding rural landscapes in our less populated villages.

Our plans and priorities aim to address the needs of all our communities.

We reward our people with a competitive range of benefits including; access to the local government pension scheme, minimum 24days annual leave plus5 extra days after 5 years’ service, flexible working options and family friendly policies, local and national high street discounts, free car parking, wellbeing support including £12.50 per month Jubilee2 membership , green travel scheme including cycle to work and electric car…