Grounds Maintenance / Cleansing Operative

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council is looking to recruit a Grounds Maintenance/Cleansing Operative. The role will be based within the Clean and Green Team and undertake duties across the Borough to ensure the maintenance of public open spaces and the cleanliness of the public realm.

We are looking for someone to carry out Grounds Maintenance duties on parks, open spaces and in the public realm across the Borough, maintaining grass, shrub beds, fine turf & sports and other associated areas and tasks and undertake a broad range of amenity and horticultural maintenance works across the borough. This will include the operation of various vehicles, plant and machinery and must possess a full driving licence.

In addition, to provide cover and support to the cleansing team as required. The individual will be able to work as part of a team as well as alone with minimum supervision.

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who is a reservist or veteran and meets the criteria for this role.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process.

Salary: £24,294 - £25,979

This is a Permanent Full Time position

We are looking for a talented/enthusiastic individual to join us within our Clean and Green team., We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. You can find more information about our benefits here https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/pages/employee_benefits