Grounds Maintenance Operative: Harrogate

Our Horticultural Team are responsible for the maintenance of all the parks and areas across Harrogate. The displays you see in Harrogate are grown in our own Nursery, every year we grow over 400,000 plants which we plant throughout the area ensuring we maintain our reputation of the floral town of the north., As our Grounds Maintenance Operative, you will be responsible for working as part of a team to undertake a wide range of grounds maintenance tasks and duties including flower, shrub and rose beds as well as the use of grass cutters and other machinery., North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions, we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.

• Working within grounds and maintenance


• The use of ride-on and pedestrian grass cutting machinery


• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety at work


• Knowledge of play park inspections to ROSPA standard


As the role covers the district you will require a full driving licence.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk
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  Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
  
  Pay: £23,150.00-£23,893.00 per year
  
  Expected hours: 30 - 42 per week
  
  Benefits:
  
• Additional leave


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount


• Health & wellbeing programme


• On-site parking


• Sick pay


• Store discount


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday