Country Park Wardens - Casual

Within this particular role as a country park warden, your core duty will be to run and maintain the Pitch & Putt kiosk, course and crazy golf course.

Core duties will include -

Running the pitch and putt kiosk - selling tickets (handling cash), issuing equipment and engaging with the public for general information.

Course maintenance - Setting up and closing down the courses, operating the sprinkler systems, mowing (ride on and push) plus some vegetation management (shrub beds and weeding).

Secondary duties will be to assist with the wider tasks within the country parks, ONLY when all of the P&P duties have been covered.

These include -

Cleaning toilets and BBQ's, emptying bins, litter picking, fishing and statutory safety checks (play park, dams, splash park), vegetation management (mowing and strimming), engaging with the public, contractors and external events.

You must have good time keeping and organisational skills, be self-motivated and have adequate numeracy skills to handle cash confidently. Excellent communication skills are required as you will be dealing with the general public and enquiries on a daily basis.

The role includes working weekends and bank holidays - bank holidays will compensated with a day in LIEU.

All full UK driving license is desirable but not a necessity.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act "for the effective performance of a customer-facing role").

The ability to travel throughout the Borough will be required in order to be available to support sessions and events around the town., Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don't meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that's who we're doing it for - the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you'll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It's all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

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As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It's why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you'll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We'll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we'll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you'll be proud to say it was made better with you.