AddressGrade: C/D
Salary: £22,737-£23,893
Vacancy Hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 20/02/2024
Weekend Working: No
Interview Date: W/C 26/02/24
Venue for Interview: TBC
Role Overview:
We are currently seeking to recruit skilled grounds
Maintenance Operatives to join our mobile service teams operating out of our Leeming
Bar and Brompton-on-Swale Depots.
The purpose of the role is to assist in the
provision of a quality Grounds Maintenance service to schools and other council
properties within a defined geographical area through the delivery of a
specified annual programme of works. Working with a Team Leader, your
routine duties will involve driving the works
vehicle between sites, grass cutting using ride-on and pedestrian mowers and
brush cutters, preparation and maintenance of sports pitches/facilities
including line marking, hedge trimming, leaf clearance, weed control and
the maintenance of planted areas including the
pruning of shrubs.
Other duties may include fencing, planting of trees and
shrubs, turfing and seeding and other associated horticultural tasks as from
time to time may be required.
The successful applicant will have a minimum of 1
years’ recent experience working
within the Grounds Maintenance industry and/or be
experienced in the use
of ride-on mowers in a professional capacity, will
hold a full driving licence (B+E
entitlement for trailers an advantage) and have a
good basic understanding of health
and safety as it relates to our particular working
environment.
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Rewards:
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The post offers a starting salary of £22,737 rising
to £23,893 (subject to satisfactory incremental progression), 28 days annual
leave per year + bank/public holidays and entry into the Local Government
Pension Scheme.
Due to the nature of the work, the successful
candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and
clearance.
For more information or an informal discussion
please contact Steve Gibb (Area
Grounds Manager) on 01609 535309 (Office) or
07771843733 (Mobile).
Postholders are subject to employment clearances to meet Baseline Personnel Security Standards (link) which includes identity, employment history, right to work, time spent abroad and unspent criminal record (basic DBS) vetting.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions, we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
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