OR121444 – Gardener (Grade 4) – Building Services & Maintenance

Job Details

Work Pattern: 37 hours per week

PAYE Pay Rate: £13.69 per hour

Main Purpose of the Role

To maintain and improve the council’s ornamental parks and outdoor spaces through gardening, planting, landscaping and horticultural work, ensuring parks are attractive, safe and well maintained for visitors.

Typical Day Overview

  • Carry out general gardening and grounds maintenance.

  • Plant seasonal flowers, shrubs and trees.

  • Maintain flower beds, lawns, hedges and landscaped areas.

  • Undertake mowing, edging, strimming, pruning and weeding.

  • Operate and maintain gardening machinery and equipment.

  • Identify plants, weeds and common plant diseases.

  • Follow health and safety procedures and complete equipment checks.

Key Skills & Responsibilities

  • Practical horticultural and gardening skills.

  • Knowledge of plant identification, plant health and disorders.

  • Experience with grass cutting and general horticultural machinery.

  • Ability to operate pedestrian mowers, strimmers and other equipment.

  • Experience in soft landscaping and seasonal planting.

  • Knowledge of grounds maintenance and gardening techniques.

  • Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

  • Good written and verbal communication skills.

  • Understanding of health and safety procedures.

  • Ability to work as part of a team and use initiative.

Essential Qualifications & Requirements

  • Level 2 qualification in Amenity Horticulture.

  • Minimum of 2 years’ practical horticultural experience.

  • PA1 and PA6A spraying certificates.

  • Full manual driving licence.

  • Knowledge of Health & Safety at Work Regulations.

  • Understanding of safe working practices in grounds maintenance.

  • Knowledge of mechanical plant and equipment maintenance, or willingness to undertake training.

Desirable:

  • Experience in soft landscaping.

  • Knowledge of Victorian and Edwardian gardening styles.

  • Experience maintaining ornamental parks and public gardens.

  • Experience using mowing equipment and small horticultural machinery.