Parks Cleaning and Waste Collection Operative - Bristol, United Kingdom - Bristol City Council

Bristol City Council

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Bristol, United Kingdom

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37 hours a week including some weekends, Permanent

This is a great opportunity to join Bristol City Council Parks Service as a Parks Cleaning and Waste Collection Operative helping to keep our parks and green spaces clean and safe.

The flexible and committed Parks team provide formal parks, nature reserves, play areas and sports facilities across the city as well as maintaining highway verges and communal grounds for our social housing sites across the city.

This is an important and visual role, working outdoors in all weathers to make sure our parks and green spaces are welcoming and attractive places to visit.

There will be weekend work as our parks are used 24/7. This will be on a rota and will involve on average working two weekends a month.

What will I be doing?

Carrying out site litter picking and bin emptying
Cleaning public toilets and other parks buildings
Carry out minor maintenance tasks such as painting, cleaning graffiti, nuisance pruning etc. using hand tools
Carry out grass cutting with use of simple hand held machinery
Clearing flytip from parks and green spaces.

What do I need to have?

Full UK driving licence and ability to drive a wide range of vehicles
Ability to carry out the physical demands of the role, working outdoors and at weekends
Knowledge of health and safety in the workplace
Good communication skills

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance.

In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

Additional Information
There are vacancies at present based within the Park Depots across Bristol.

You could be asked to work in other areas of the city in the future.

If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork then please contact Sarah Blazier (North Area Parks Manager) on

Application deadline:
midnight Monday 10

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April 2023.

Interviews are expected to take place: Week commencing 24

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**April 2023.