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Park Attendant / Relief Groundsperson
Coedffranc Town Council – Skewen, Neath Port Talbot

Coedffranc Town Council is looking for a reliable, hands-on person to join our parks team as a permanent Park Attendant / Relief Groundsperson. You will help keep our parks, play areas, cemetery and community facilities clean, safe and welcoming for residents and visitors. You will also provide cover for our grounds staff when needed.

Key details

• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Up to 25 hours per week, mostly early evenings (seasonal) and weekends, including bank holidays
• Pay: £13.28 per hour
• Location: Various Town Council sites across the Coedffranc and Skewen area
• Responsible to: Park Supervisor

Park Attendant duties

• Opening and closing Council halls and community facilities as required
• Keeping parks, the cemetery and play areas tidy, including litter picking and emptying litter and dog bins
• Cleaning the Council's public toilets daily
• Carrying out routine checks of playground equipment and reporting any defects
• Taking responsibility for the paddling pool during the season, including chlorination, water testing, backwashing filters and keeping accurate records
• Sweeping paths, brushing around bowling greens, and hoeing and weeding flower beds and borders
• Moving sprayers on the bowling greens and watering flower beds during the summer months
• Keeping Council buildings secure and helping to maintain order in the parks, reporting any vandalism or antisocial behaviour
• Supporting Council-run events, including marshalling duties

Relief Groundsperson duties

When required, you will provide cover for our grounds staff, working under the direction of the Park Supervisor. This may include:

• Grass cutting, including use of a ride-on mower
• Strimming around obstacles, headstones, fencing and other features
• Digging and reinstating graves, carried out carefully and respectfully
• General horticultural work such as planting, weeding, pruning and cutting back overgrowth
• Carrying out pre-use checks on machinery and reporting any defects

Full training will be given where needed.

What we're looking for

• A reliable, practical and self-motivated person who takes pride in their work
• Someone happy to work outdoors in all weathers
• Good attention to detail, particularly for safety checks and pool testing records
• A friendly, professional manner when dealing with members of the public
• Willingness to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays
• Willingness to undertake training as directed by the Park Supervisor or Town Clerk
• Experience of grounds maintenance, horticulture or machinery use would be an advantage but is not essential

Requirements

• A full, valid, current driving licence
• The post is subject to a standard DBS check

How to apply

Please email your CV with a covering letter to clerk@coedffranc-tc.gov.uk explaining how your skills and experience suit the role, with reference to the duties set out in this job description.

Closing date: 12 noon on 16th October 2026

Pay: £13.28 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 25.0 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person