Playground Inspector

This is a permanent post. The hours of work are 22.2 hours per week, working on a shift rota basis, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays in line with business needs. This post will be based at White Lund Depot. The successful applicant will be subject to a basic clearance with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Lancaster City Council are looking to appoint an energetic and motivated individual to join the Playgrounds / hard landscaping team within the Environment & Place Directorate, to contribute to making our districts play provision well maintained. The individual will need to be hard working, take pride within their work and have a passion for making improvements. The role involves working as part of a team to provide high quality environmental maintenance services including playground installation, hard landscaping, amenity grass cutting, litter management, graffiti removal, leaf clearance, dyke management, street furniture, weed growth, and cultivating of the districts bedding areas. You will be required to have a good knowledge and experience in hard Landscaping with the ability to do paving, fence erecting and small brick works. Also, to have a good technical knowledge of grounds maintenance techniques and practice, as duties will also include mowing, strimming, hedge cutting, weeding and litter picking within the Authority's parks, open spaces and streets. You will be able to demonstrate flexibility and commitment to delivering high quality customer service. You will also work towards obtaining the ROSPA level 2 certificate in inspection and installation, which will be part of the probation period. The work is physically demanding and will involve bending, kneeling, lifting and carrying. It is essential that you are able to lift weights of up to 20kg. You will be able to demonstrate flexibility and commitment to delivering high quality customer service. A full current UK driving licence is required and it will be desirable for the post holder to tow a trailer. As a result you will be required to sign up to the authorised external DVLA driving licence validation organisation that we use to manage and monitor our employees driving licence data., You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities and retail.
Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.