Gardener (Parks and Estates subject to designation) - London, United Kingdom - Greenwich Council
Description
ROYAL BOROUGH GREENWICH
Parks Estates and Open Spaces
2 Estates Gardener + 4 Parks Gardeners
Scale 2 +2 IVAs
The Royal Borough of Greenwich Values its Parks Estate and Open spaces and takes pride in caring for them and ensuring they are maintained to a high standard for the benefit and enjoyment of all.
To assist us in this important role, we are seeking experienced grounds maintenance staff who have the relevant knowledge in horticulture and machinery use. You should be experienced in all aspects of general horticulture and familiar with working with the public.
Your duties will include shrub bed maintenance, grass cutting, and brush cutting, as well as the general grounds maintenance of Estate and Park sites across the Borough using the relevant tools and equipment provided whilst always ensuring the safety of the public and the workforce.
A full driving licence would be an advantage.
Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.
Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.
Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.
How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.
Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this to help you calculate a pro rata salary.
Our Staff Values: are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.