Gardener jobs

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, and for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

We are looking for someone who can provide high quality, customer focused and responsive service to Lewisham residents.

What’s the role?

Put simply, our gardeners maintain the shared green spaces on our estates. They take pride in ensuring that our residents live in an environment that is clean, tidy, and pleasant.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining communal gardens and green spaces
• Ensuring the safe use of appropriate chemicals, other materials, and equipment
• Identifying and reporting any welfare/safeguarding concerns about vulnerable residents
• Identifying and reporting nuisance, anti-social behavior or criminal behavior and provide evidence to support enforcement action – including the provision of information on individuals, actively looking for evidence as required, and providing witness statements
• Looking after and using appropriate uniform and personal protective equipment, including mobile phones, personal safety devises and vehicles, when appropriate

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Takes pride in their work
• Has an awareness of - and a commitment to - equality of access and opportunity in a diverse community
• Maintains excellent customer service in all areas of work
• Takes responsibility for their own learning and development
• Engages with colleagues and management to support the delivery of excellent services for the benefit of our residents and stakeholders
• Complies with all policies and procedures - including those relating Health & Safety and Equality & Diversity

Location

Our gardeners work at and from a variety of locations across the borough.

Special conditions

• A clean, full manual UK/EU driver's licence with Category B is desirable
• The job is subject to a basic DBS check

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.

Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact James Hicks James.hicks@lewisham.gov.uk , Tel 07841337550

Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Salary

£32,112 - £32,571 per annum (Scale 3)

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.