Cardiff is one of the greenest cities in the United Kingdom and the Council recognises that the parks and open spaces play a significant role in the general well-being of the citizens of the city. We currently have sixteen parks and open spaces holding Green Flag status and historically have been successful in achieving gold medals in Britain in Bloom and Entente Florale, as well as attaining awards at RHS shows at Cardiff, Tatton and Chelsea. The service has also won an employer’s award from the Association of Public Service Excellence for the Parks traineeship scheme, the most recent being in 2022 when one of our trainees won APSE Apprentice of the Year.

You will join a small skilled team to learn and develop a wide range of horticultural operations. This will include the design, development, installation, machine operation, and maintenance of hard and soft landscape construction projects. You will learn to create and interpret plans from start to finish in Cardiff’s Parks and Open Spaces. This includes an in-house programme of practical training, supplemented by study towards a professional qualification in related operations.

It is important that you can demonstrate a desire and passion to develop a career in outdoor spaces and have a commitment to complete a structured programme of training.

For an informal chat about the scheme, please contact John Court by emailing [email protected]

This post is temporary until 1st September 2026.

Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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