Job Description
JobSummaryGeneralLabourer/AssistantGardenerGeneralLabourer/AssistantGardenerQualifiedtoaminimumofLevel2City&Guildsorequivalent.ToCarryouthorticulturalandgroundsmaintenancedutiesthroughouttheCountyBoroughtoraisestandardsofpublicparksandopenspaces.GeneralLabourer/AssistantGardenerReportingtoeitherTeamLeaderorChargeHandtodiscussscheduledworkprogramsandforwardworkprogramme.GeneralLabourer/AssistantGardenerPleasenote:-youwillberequiredtobeavailabletoworkwithinanydepartmentswithinneighbourhoodservicesasprioritiesrequire.ThismaybeWaste,Highways,streetcleansingorcemeteriesandcouldbeonafullrangeofdutiescommensuratewiththegrade.MainTasksGeneralLabourer/AssistantGardenerCarryingoutavariedrangeofgardeningduties,requiringaminimumamountofsupervisionanduseofowninitiativeGeneralgroundsmaintenancedutiessuchasgrasscutting,pedestrianandrideonmowers.Useofhandtoolssuchasstrimmers,hedgecutters,blowersandanyhandtoolrequiredtocarryoutthejob.Markingfootballfields.Repairstofineturfandplayingsurfaces.Litterpicking,binemptying.Assistingthearboteamwhenrequired.Drivevehiclesandpulltrailers(withappropriatequalifications).Soilcultivation,digging,forking,mulching,watering,raking,weeding,litteranddebrisclearing,edging,pruning,seedsowing,bedpreparationandplantingLawnmaintenanceandcultivationEnsuringthatalltools,gardenequipmentandmachineryarecorrectlymaintainedanddefectsarereportedtoensuretheyarekeptingoodandsafeworkingorder.AssistingwiththeconstructionoflandscapeschemesSeasonalbedding,removalandplanting.AwarenessandpractisingofHealthandSafetylegislations,ensuringasafeworkingenvironmentforeveryoneworkingorusingthecouncilsgreenspaces.KeepingthevanandtoolshedscleanandtidyandtoolsstoredsecurelyatalltimesUseofnaturalmethodsforplantprotectionandpestcontrol,avoidingapplicationofchemicalsandpesticidesUndergotrainingasrequired.Anyotherdutieswithinotherneighbourhoodservicesdepartments.TPBN1_UKTJ