Chargehand Gardener

Job details

Job title: Chargehand Gardener

Job reference

Date posted: 17/03/2026

Application closing date: Blank

Working Pattern: Full time

Salary: £27,694 - £27,540 a year

Contractual hours: 37 basis full time

Job category/type: Parks / Gardens

Location: Stores Road Depot

Responsibilities

Provide grounds maintenance service on all Derby City Council land, properties and contracts as determined by the service. Supervise ground staff and undertake general and skilled horticultural, sports grounds and construction work as defined by management.

Qualifications

Applicants must possess the following:

• Full manual car driving licence, and be expected to drive vehicles up to 3.5 tonne
• Extensive professional grounds maintenance experience
• Experience using a wide range of professional grounds equipment, including pedestrian & ride on mower, advanced plant & equipment
• Experience in team leadership, including the management and resolution of daily issues
• NVQ Level 2 in horticulture or equivalent
• Knowledge of Health & Safety & Equality Act 2010

Be reliable, take pride in work, and commit to working with colleagues to ensure a good standard of work. Understand the need for exceptional customer satisfaction and be prepared to undertake training and work in accordance with Health and Safety regulations. Work may involve early morning starts at locations throughout the City of Derby. Applicants will be required to complete a written test at the time of interview.

What We Offer

• Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role)
• Modern office environment (depending on your job location)
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract)
• Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract)
• Team Derby Rewards - retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing calendar and support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme as long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and in removing barriers to equality. We will make reasonable adjustments to support any individual requirements during the application, interview or onboarding process.