Public Realm Operative Level 2; Parks

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 6 months

Working Hours: 37 hrs 5 days over 7 days some weekends

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £25,583 (Level one) rising to £26,403 (Level three) per annum (pro rata for part‑time)

Location: Memorial Gardens, Victoria Embankment, Nottingham NG2 2LA

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce – perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more.

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you – people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

The role will involve gardening and grounds maintenance work, driving vehicles (on and off road), operating horticultural machinery, using hand tools, interacting with the public and explaining the history and significance of the Memorial Gardens at Victoria Embankment. In addition to the role, the successful candidates will provide a range of gardening, grounds maintenance and cleansing duties throughout the City to maintain the environment, buildings and facilities which make Nottingham the cleanest city.

The post holders will operate flexibly across a range of frontline services depending on service needs. This will include street cleaning, grounds maintenance, refuse collection, recycling and other neighbourhood services such as support to highways’ services during inclement weather to achieve our public realm duties. The successful candidates’ duties will include driving vehicles up to and including 7.5 tonne gross vehicle weight, and transporting collected materials to designated disposal/discharge locations within and outside the city.

We particularly would welcome applications from former armed forces personnel.

• A full driving licence.
• An interest in gardening and grounds maintenance and/or a desire to learn about horticulture.
• A desire to learn the history and significance of Memorial Gardens.
• Experience of working in a team and desire to work outdoors.
• Demonstrates an interest in learning new skills, receiving training and using the placement as a springboard to further employment.
• Demonstrates a desire to engage with the public, and an interest in working in public service.
• Ability or desire to use hand tools and machinery.

You can find the job description for this post here
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At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on worker types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Matthew Gyles, Public Realm Operations Lead, by telephone on  or by email here.

Closing Date: 16th February 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: 20th February 2026 at Woodthorpe Grange

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