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Senior Gardener - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - City of Edinburgh Council
Description
Job Description
Place
Senior Gardener
Main Base - Inverleith Park Depot
Salary: £24,064 - £26,468 per year
Hours: 36 per week
Specific - Part of our teams responsible for the maintenance of CEC cycleway network and road verges.
A member of a gardening team undertaking horticultural, landscaping and grounds maintenance tasks.
Contributes expertise to the development of initiatives, plans and policies.
Supports the development of team-working within gardening squad.
Assists in training and instruction of gardening staff as required by the Service.
Deputises for other supervisors as required by the Service.
Identifies and initiates opportunities for operational and horticultural improvement within the duties of the position.
Knowledge and skills in horticulture and parks and grounds maintenance is required and a relevant qualification to SVQ 2 level or equivalent.
Although post holders are not directly responsible for day to day supervision of staff, they are expected to support and direct and, when appropriate, supervise new starts, apprentices, students and other shadow workers. They are expected to promote effective team working at all times.
Assists in the preparation and implementation of site management proposals for parks, gardens and greenspaces, including cemeteries, schools and other Council properties.
Where appropriate assist in the design and preparation of training courses and assessments which enhance and develop horticultural skills.
Assists in the delivery of Council policies and service improvement initiatives and provide appropriate performance information.
Implement operations to deliver horticultural standards.
Contribute to the development of, and the implementation of, Parks Quality Assessments, Green Flag Award applications, Park Improvement Plans and site management plans.
Investigate customer service requests / enquiries and take appropriate action.
Use hand held technology to record work, receive instructions and report back on actions or problems identified.
Assist in the preparation; review and updating of operational risk assessments.
The post holder will be expected to operate a range of vehicles, machinery and equipment.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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