About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The Role:
Use your gardening skills to help make Southwark bloom!
We are looking for keen gardeners to carry out a wide range of gardening tasks across the borough to keep Southwark's estates and highways as attractive and pleasant as possible for everyone who lives and works on them.
This role will include duties such as:
- grass cutting, pruning, and assisting with the design and installation of beds.
- cleaning, maintaining, and storing cleaning equipment and materials.
Gardening experience is desirable, although training will be provided along with a full uniform.
About you:
- Experience of working in a cleaning, grounds maintenance, waste management, or related environment.
- Ability to carry out a wide range of gardening duties using appropriate tools, materials, plant, and equipment.
- Ability to work to deadlines and schedules, within a team and on own initiative.
- Ability to complete manual labour duties for up to 7 hours per day
- Happy to work outdoors in all weathers and to work flexibly over 6am - 6pm period.
- Driving license is essential.
Application process:
Apply online by clicking on the 'apply now' button on this page. You will need to complete a short form with your details and tell us a bit about your skills you can bring to the role.
Recruitment timetable
Application Closing Date: 11:59pm 30 June 2023
Interviews: 17 July 2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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