Grounds Operative

• Pay Level: 4
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Working Hours: 37 hours per week
• Location: Slough Crematorium

• This is an open advertisement and will close upon successful receipt of applications.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Grounds Maintenance Worker, you will be responsible for maintaining the parks, gardens, open spaces, road sides, and commercial premises within Slough Borough Council to the highest horticultural and customer care standards. Your duties will encompass:

• Grass cutting
• Hedge and shrub maintenance
• Litter collection and furniture cleaning
• Maintenance of various ornamental planting features
• Preparation of sports pitches
• Application of weed killer
• Landscaping projects
• Playground inspection and maintenance

You will have the opportunity to work both independently and as part of a team dedicated to ensuring Slough remains a welcoming and safe place to visit.

Our Council:

Our vision is to make a difference to our communities and our environment and we would love you to join us in our mission! All of our employees, whatever their job, contribute greatly to delivering services to local people - either directly, or by supporting colleagues. We celebrate diversity and are continuously striving for our residents to enjoy fulfilling prosperous and healthy lives.

What we offer:

We offer a supportive place to grow and develop your career with a real opportunity for your input to be valued and heard. Ambition and innovation will be required now more than ever and you will join a friendly and collaborative environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Alongside a competitive salary, we provide:

• 26 days annual leave (not including Bank holidays), rising to 30 days between 2 - 5 years’ service and 33 days after 5 years’ service.
• The Local Government Pension Scheme

We offer a wider range of great benefits including:

• Our commitment to equality and diversity through a range of employee networks
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Tax - free childcare and childcare services
• Season loan ticket - to help with the cost of your rail / bus journey to & from work.

Interested?

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If appointed, all posts will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Slough Borough Council is an inclusive employer and we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We select staff on merit and we foster a workforce where people are valued, and represents the local communities that we serve. Slough Borough Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

We want our application process to be open and accessible. If you wish to make your application in an alternative format, please email Recruitment@slough.gov.uk quoting the job reference – our Accessibility Statement has more information.

Join our team at Slough Borough Council and help accelerate our journey of transformation and growth!

We reserve the right to close the advert early.