Craft Gardener

| Royal Borough of Greenwich

Location: Greenwich SE9 6SZ ; SE18 2DS

Salary: £26238 – £29139

Full Time: 35 hours per week – permanent 

Closing Date: 27 November 2024

Job Description

Royal Borough of Greenwich Values its Parks and Open spaces and takes pride in caring for them and ensuring they are maintained to a high standard for the benefit and enjoyment of all.

To assist us in this important role, we are seeking experienced grounds maintenance staff who have the relevant knowledge in horticulture and machinery use. You should be experienced in all aspects of general horticulture and familiar with working with the public. All necessary training will be provided.

Your duties will include general duties including shrub bed maintenance, grass cutting, and brush cutting sports marking, Pruning  as well as the general grounds maintenance of Park sites across the Borough using the relevant tools and equipment provided whilst ensuring the safety of the public and the workforce at all times.

A full driving licence would be an advantage.

Please read any attached documents before applying for this job

• Staff Values – Job Documentation
• JD PS
• Benefits of Working for Us
• Our Corporate Plan
• Our Accreditations

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this ‘Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

How To Apply

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