Gardener Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England, England
Job description
Your next role
There is an opportunity for a Grounds Person to join our team that looks after the gateways, country parks and rural verge maintenance. You will work within an established team that have a wealth of experience, spending time cultivating floral displays on prominent roundabouts as well as working in the open air keeping our town looking tidy. Experience of working in a similar role would be an advantage but training will be given. The occasional weekend working would be required.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the To apply button below where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, and we’d love to hear from you.
For further information about the role, please contact Martin Mansfield, Grounds and Country Parks Maintenance Supervisor at [email protected]
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email [email protected]
