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Gardener
North Northamptonshire Council
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2.6
Corby
£30,023 - £31,015 a year
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Job details

£30,023 - £31,015 a year
Employee assistance programme, Company pension
Corby

Full job description

Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.


You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

  • a competitive salary
  • a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
  • lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
  • generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
  • hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.


We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a person to join our team at North Northamptonshire Council . If you love working outdoors and are willing to learn a range of skills, this could be an excellent opportunity for you, apply now and become a valued member of the Grounds Services Team.

The successful applicants MUST HAVE A FULL UK Driving Licence and be able to drive a company van to and from different locations within NNC. Applicants must also have experience in ground works and manual digging. Covering the parks, gardens, open spaces, highways and cemeteries throughout NNC the successful applicant will provide grass cutting, strimming, litter picking, hedge cutting, grave digging, weed spraying and other duties within the scope of the role.

The role is primarily based out of the Corby depot however the role may be deployed across the area of operations in Kettering, Wellingborough or Thrapston and the successful applicant may need to work out of any of these areas as a primary base.

What will you be doing?

Duties will include

Digging with hand tools

Strimming/Grass Cutting/Shovelling soil

Manual Labour / Ground works

Litter picking

Weed spraying

Driving

Using hand tools

Watering and maintaining newly planted trees

About you

We operate in all weathers (rain or shine!) so you must be happy to work outdoors

This role can be physically demanding and will include lifting and carrying heavy equipment

Good communication skills as you will be liaising with our customers as well as internal members of staff and members of the public

You should have an interest in grounds maintenance or a willingness to learn new things (experience is desirable but if you don’t we can provide you with training required)

You should willing to try your hand at other jobs within the service, as some flexibility would be desirable

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

Disability Confident Employer

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council

Armed Forces Community

The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)

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