What's involved with this role: Temporary Estate Services Gardener – Manual Labour Job Ref: PHA TCL 0008 ABCE / 1 Pay Rate: £11.79 per hour PAYE Hours per week: 37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours Role Length: This opening assignment is for 2-3 months City: Dunstable Basic DBS disclosure required for this role The purpose of the role is to provide an effective, responsive and pro-active customer focused Gardening service that is of a consistently high standard. Key Responsibilities: To carry out a program of assigned grounds maintenance works in line with published schedules. Ensure activity such as planting summer and winter beds, maintenance of hedges, turf maintenance, weed spraying/ weeding and leafing is carried out during the appropriate seasonal parameters. Apply and store chemicals in accordance with the Pesticides Regulations Act, DEFRA and company guidelines. Operate and maintain powered and manual hand tools, specialised plant and other equipment in line with manufacturers’ guidelines. Ensure green waste is removed and disposed of with company policy and waste management regulations. Keep Catalyst estates and communal areas clean, tidy, litter and weed free, in accordance with local cleaning and grounds maintenance schedules. Assist in the identification and development of soft and hard landscaping. Work as part of a team, putting forward suggestions and ideas for improvements in service provision. Respond to emergencies and report any works requiring specialist attention i.e. tree pruning, equipment defects, vandalism and graffiti. Adhere to company health and safety procedures & guidelines and take responsibility for reporting any potential hazards to the team leader. Undertake all appropriate security checks and deal promptly with any hazards. Report all maintenance, building or structural defects requiring specialist repair. Provide holiday and sickness cover for colleagues across the service Wear all necessary PPE as required. Works as key member of a team and understands the wider impact of the work on residents and other departments. NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. Full UK driving licence. Qualifications: English and Mathematics GCE or equivalent relevant qualification. PA1 & PA6a pesticide certificates are desirable but not essential. Skills & Experience Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation. Excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues. Good literacy and basic numeracy skills. Basic knowledge and understanding of health and safety regulations in relation to estates services as defined by the organisation. Ability to carry out general horticultural maintenance duties using hand tools and mechanical horticultural appliances. Ability to organise own workload with minimal supervision. Ability to respond appropriately to emergencies and use own initiative. Ability to work in adverse weather conditions. Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please