Gardener

Gardener / Horticulturist

Location: Calderdale

Job Type: Full-time Temporary

Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am - 3:00pm

Pay Rates: £13.26 per hour PAYE to £14.00 per hour PAYE (Excl Holiday) £17.14 - £18.11 per hour Umbrella

Role Overview

We are recruiting an experienced Gardener/Horticulturist to join the Green Spaces & Street Scene team within a local authority service. The role requires maintaining and improving parks, open spaces and public areas, working both independently and as part of a team, and performing a wide variety of horticultural and grounds maintenance duties across the borough.

Key Responsibilities

• Grass cutting, strimming and hedge trimming
• Routine gardening and horticultural maintenance
• Fine turf care and ornamental horticulture
• Hard and soft landscaping
• Tree maintenance and associated horticultural works
• Safe operation, maintenance and care of horticultural machinery and equipment
• Maintaining clean, safe and tidy working areas
• Completing timesheets, vehicle checks, job sheets and HAVS monitoring records
• Driving council vehicles where required
• Delivering excellent customer service whilst representing the client

Essential Requirements

• Full UK Driving Licence (Category B minimum)
• NVQ Level 2 in Horticulture (or equivalent)
• Lantra Certificate - Safe Use of Pedestrian Mower
• Lantra Certificate - Safe Use of Hedge Trimmer
• Lantra Certificate - Safe Use of Strimmer/Brushcutter
• Experience working in an outdoor environment
• Experience carrying out horticultural and grounds maintenance duties
• Knowledge of horticultural machinery, tools and equipment
• Good understanding of Health & Safety procedures
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Good customer service and communication skills
• Ability to interpret site plans
• Organised with the ability to manage workloads effectively

Desirable

• Knowledge of machinery maintenance
• Experience working safely on the highway network
• Experience using initiative to complete work without supervision

What is on Offer?

• Competitive hourly rates
• Monday to Friday working pattern
• Opportunity to work with a well-respected Local Authority
• Varied outdoor work across parks and green spaces
• Weekly pay
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your assignment