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Chargehand Gardener

🏢 Derby City Council 📍 Derby, England 💼 Government
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£23,620 - £25,409
£1,968 - £2,117 / mo
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Derby, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Application closing date
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Working Pattern
As specified
Salary
Grade E £23,620 - £25,409 a year
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Job category/type
Parks / Gardens
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Job description
Directorate: Communities & Place
Hours: 37 hours a week/seasonal hours
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Streetpride, Stores Road, Derby
Previous applicants need not apply
We are currently seeking to recruit a number of Chargehand Gardeners within our Grounds Maintenance section of Streetpride based from Stores Rd depot.
The role provides a grounds maintenance service on all Derby City Council land, properties and contracts as determined by the service.
The purpose of the role is to supervise ground staff and undertake general and skilled horticultural / sports grounds / constructional work as defined by management.
As a minimum, applicants must possess;
  • Full manual car driving licence, the applicant will be expected to drive vehicles up to 3.5 tonne vehicles
  • Extensive professional grounds maintenance experience
  • Experience of 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
We require our Chargehand gardeners to be reliable, have pride in their work, and be committed to working with colleagues to ensure a good standard of work. They must understand the need for exceptional customer satisfaction and be prepared to undertake training and work in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.
The 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.
To apply for this post please complete an application form and detail what skills, attributes, experience and knowledge you have to be able to undertake this role.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. For reasons connected with a particular need of the Council it may be appropriate, subject to approval, to appoint to a higher point in the pay grade.
Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
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