JobSummaryGeneralLabourer/AssistantGardener
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GeneralLabourer/AssistantGardenerQualifiedtoaminimumofLevel2City&Guildsorequivalent.
ToCarryouthorticulturalandgroundsmaintenancedutiesthroughouttheCountyBoroughtoraisestandardsofpublicparksandopenspaces.
GeneralLabourer/AssistantGardenerReportingtoeitherTeamLeaderorChargeHandtodiscussscheduledworkprogramsandforwardworkprogramme.
GeneralLabourer/AssistantGardenerPleasenote:-youwillberequiredtobeavailabletoworkwithinanydepartmentswithinneighbourhoodservicesasprioritiesrequire.ThismaybeWaste,Highways,streetcleansingorcemeteriesandcouldbeonafullrangeofdutiescommensuratewiththegrade.
MainTasksGeneralLabourer/AssistantGardener
* Carryingoutavariedrangeofgardeningduties,requiringaminimumamountofsupervisionanduseofowninitiative
* Generalgroundsmaintenancedutiessuchasgrasscutting,pedestrianandrideonmowers.
* Useofhandtoolssuchasstrimmers,hedgecutters,blowersandanyhandtoolrequiredtocarryoutthejob.
* Markingfootballfields.
* Repairstofineturfandplayingsurfaces.
* Litterpicking,binemptying.
* Assistingthearboteamwhenrequired.
* Drivevehiclesandpulltrailers(withappropriatequalifications).
Soilcultivation,digging,forking,mulching,watering,raking,weeding,litteranddebris
clearing,edging,pruning,seedsowing,bedpreparationandplanting
Lawnmaintenanceandcultivation
Ensuringthatalltools,gardenequipmentandmachineryarecorrectlymaintainedanddefectsarereportedtoensuretheyarekeptingoodandsafeworkingorder.
Assistingwiththeconstructionoflandscapeschemes
Seasonalbedding,removalandplanting.
AwarenessandpractisingofHealthandSafetylegislations,ensuringasafeworkingenvironmentforeveryoneworkingorusingthecouncilsgreenspaces.
Keepingthevanandtoolshedscleanandtidyandtoolsstoredsecurelyatalltimes
Useofnaturalmethodsforplantprotectionandpestcontrol,avoidingapplicationofchemicalsandpesticides
Undergotrainingasrequired. xsngvjr
Anyotherdutieswithinotherneighbourhoodservicesdepartments.