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To assist us in this important role, we are seeking experienced grounds maintenance staff who have the relevant knowledge in horticulture and machinery use.

Gardener (Estates)

| Royal borough of Greenwich

Location: SE18 3JA

Salary: £27,729 – £28,125

Permanent: 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 11 July 2025


Job Description

Royal Borough of Greenwich Values its Housing Estates Grounds Maintenance 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 shrub bed maintenance, grass cutting and brush cutting, pruning as well as the general grounds maintenance of Estates 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.

*predominantly in the Abbey Wood, Eltham and Blackheath areas.

Closing date: 11th July 2025

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Martin Smith;    martin.smith@royalgreenwich.gov.uk     020 8921 4116  

If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or call 020-8921-8977

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.

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

To apply, please follow the link below. Good luck!

 

To apply for this job email your details to obi.onokwai@groundwork.org.uk