OR6379 – Grade 3 General Labourer/Assistant Gardener

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Salary: £15.99 per hour

Requirements:

• Driving Licence required
• Qualified to a minimum of Level 2 City & Guilds or equivalent.

Job Purpose:

To carry out horticultural and grounds maintenance duties throughout the County Borough to raise standards of public parks and open spaces.

Reporting to either Team Leader or Charge Hand to discuss scheduled work programs and forward work programme.

Please note: you will be required to be available to work within any departments within neighbourhood services as priorities require. This may include Waste, Highways, street cleansing, or cemeteries and could involve a full range of duties commensurate with the grade.

Job Role:

• Carrying out a varied range of gardening duties, requiring minimal supervision and use of own initiative.
• General grounds maintenance duties such as grass cutting, using pedestrian and ride-on mowers.
• Use of hand tools such as strimmers, hedge cutters, blowers, and any hand tool required to carry out the job.
• Marking football fields.
• Repairs to fine turf and playing surfaces.
• Litter picking and bin emptying.
• Assisting the arboriculture team when required.
• Driving vehicles and pulling trailers (with appropriate qualifications).
• Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, litter and debris clearing, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation, and planting.
• Lawn maintenance and cultivation.
• Ensuring that all tools, garden equipment, and machinery are correctly maintained and defects are reported to ensure they are kept in good and safe working order.
• Assisting with the construction of landscape schemes.
• Seasonal bedding, removal, and planting.
• Awareness and practice of Health and Safety legislation, ensuring a safe working environment for everyone working or using the council's green spaces.
• Keeping the van and tool sheds clean and tidy and tools stored securely at all times.
• Using natural methods for plant protection and pest control, avoiding the application of chemicals and pesticides.
• Undergoing training as required.
• Any other duties within other neighbourhood services departments.

Contact: [e-mail]