Job title: Craft Gardener
Salary: B3 £26,403 – £28,142
Hours: 37
Contract: Full Time / Permanent
Location: Roundhay Park
Would you like to be part of something bigger and join us in our ambition to become the Best Council, working together as a Team for Leeds. Do your values match ours and do you have something to offer?
Leeds City Council delivers over 500 different services to residents and is dedicated to bringing the benefits of a prosperous, vibrant and attractive city to the people of Leeds. This is a fantastic time to join us.
Introduction to the role of the team
Roundhay Park is one of the largest urban parks in Europe and one of Leeds’ most iconic public spaces. We are looking for a skilled and motivated Craft Gardener to help maintain the park’s high‑quality landscapes, formal gardens, sports surfaces, and estate grounds.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a unique and historic environment, contributing directly to the quality, safety, and enjoyment of the park for the millions of visitors who enjoy it each year.
As a Craft Gardener working in our Climate, Energy and Green Spaces service, you’ll thrive on working as part of a small team of dedicated staff. Ensuring that the upkeep of our parks and green spaces is undertaken to a high standard.
Your role
As a Craft Gardener, you will undertake a wide range of horticultural and grounds maintenance duties, ensuring the park’s formal and informal landscapes are maintained to a high standard. You will work as part of a wider team but also be able to complete tasks independently and interpret complex plans with limited supervision.
You’ll require considerable practical horticultural experience, together with a Level 1 qualification within this field of work or equivalent experience. Applicants who can demonstrate a substantial period of work experience without formal qualifications will also be considered.
Work includes all aspects of horticultural maintenance, including manual handling such as lifting, digging, hard and soft landscaping, preparation of ground for the planting and establishment of plants, weed spraying, the laying, establishing and maintenance of turf, fencing, the construction and maintenance of landscape features and grass cutting using a range of grass cutting mowers.
You will have excellent communication skills and be a team player. You will be motivated and a critical thinker with the ability to understand the needs of your customers. You will also support the development of the wider team through on‑site supervision and mentoring of gardeners and apprentices.
A provisional driving licence will be required upon successful appointment of the post.
Leeds City Council are committed to promoting and living our values of being open, honest and trusted ~ treating people fairly ~ spending money wisely ~ working as a team for Leeds ~ working with communities
Benefits of working with us:
We pride ourselves on offering the best employee experience, with a genuine commitment to keeping our colleagues safe and well at work. You can expect great benefits whilst working for us including:
1. a competitive pay progression structure including generous employer pension contributions
2. flexible career paths with tailored personal and professional development
3. support for you, your home and your family including personal, and financial support
4. hybrid working arrangements (subject to needs of the role) and a flexitime system