Job Description
Assist to the delivery of an efficient service for the maintenance and upkeep of parks, open spaces and landscaped areas within East Ayrshire in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the Council’s key objectives specifically in relation to Community Planning, Single Outcome Agreement, Best Value and the Council’s Transformation Strategy.
Responsibilities
We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.
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The Individual
These posts are temporary full time and are based at Western Road Depot, Kilmarnock or Ayr Road Depot, Cumnock.
Please state on your application form which location you are applying for.
A full Current Driving Licence Category C1 + E is required for this post.
The hours for the post is 37 hours per week and the work pattern is:
Monday - Thursday 7.15am - 3.15pm and Friday 7.15am - 2.45pm
The annual salary is between £26,744 - £27,879 per annum.
These posts are temporary until 30th September 2026.
East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.
If you require further information, please contact john.hay@east-ayrshire.gov.uk