JobSummaryGeneralLabourer/AssistantGardener 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. Anyotherdutieswithinotherneighbourhoodservicesdepartments.