Grounds Maintenance Operative

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 08 May 2025


• Salary: £25,992 to £26,835 per year


• Hours: Full time


• Closing date: 01 June 2025


• Location: Ipswich, Suffolk


• Remote working: On-site only


• Company: Ipswich Borough Council


• Job type: Permanent


• Job reference: REQ00986

Summary

We are looking for someone to join our Cemeteries team who will have a variety of tasks across our cemeteries.

You will be required to demonstrate that you are highly reliable, self-motivated, well organised and able to prioritise your work.

You will on occasions work alone with minimal supervision whilst being part of a team and be able to communicate effectively.

You will have experience of working in a public facing environment with excellent customer care skills.

The work will vary depending on service requirements and could involve grounds maintenance, landscaping plus other land based tasks.

You must have a full UK Driving Licence, an understanding of H&S and be willing to work outside in all weathers.

Appropriate training will be provided where required.

Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.

As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking, public transport discounts, free swimming, free gym, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, and the opportunity to work within a dynamic team.

For more information about this role please contact Stuart Calver via email.

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role.

The selection process will be an interview. Interviews will be held on week commencing 9th June 2025.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.

Please note CV's are not accepted.

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You will be required to demonstrate that you are highly reliable, self-motivated, well organised and able to prioritise your work.

You will on occasions work alone with minimal supervision whilst being part of a team and be able to communicate effectively.

You will have experience of working in a public facing environment with excellent customer care skills

The work will vary depending on service requirements and could involve grounds maintenance, landscaping plus other land based tasks.

You must have a full UK Driving Licence, an understanding of H&S and be willing to work outside in all weathers., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.

As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking, public transport discounts, free swimming, free gym, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, and the opportunity to work within a dynamic team.