The Role:
The Parks Officer will provide technical support for managing and operating Southwark Park, Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park and Burgess Park, plus 55 satellite parks in the north area so that they continue to be safe and well-maintained and provide a range of facilities.
Following a departmental review, an exciting opportunity has become available to join our high- performing and award-winning team who manage parks and open spaces in Southwark.
We achieve high levels of customer satisfaction and have a quality grounds maintenance contract in place. In addition, we have committed to significant investment of over £50m across our parks and leisure facilities, contributing to the wider health agenda for all residents.
We have award- winning parks with 30 Green Flags and are consistently ranked in the top five performing boroughs by Good Parks for London. Corporate business plan priorities include a focus on increasing habitat provision and making nature more accessible, tree planting and delivering services within the context of Southwark Stands Together and declared climate emergency.
The Parks Officer helps to ensure that the parks and open spaces in the operational area are managed to maintain the standards of maintenance and to implement change to meet the developing needs of park users and the Council’s business plan priorities.
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.
About You:
We are seeking candidates who are highly motivated, enthusiastic, and committed to providing high quality parks and open spaces. You will be a collaborative team player and keen to play your part in delivering and shaping the future of the parks and natural environment service.
You will have experience of working in parks & open spaces with a knowledge of horticulture and landscape management, together with experience of asset and contract monitoring. Computer literacy and the ability to use Confirm and data capture in the field is important.
An understanding of contract compliance, contract variations, ad-hoc works and contract specifications and knowledge of maintaining and developing parks through both revenue & capital projects and other development schemes is key.
Excellent communication skills are important for this role, along with experience of liaising with the public on site and dealing with complaints, enquiries and enquiries from Councillors, as well as experience of working with a variety of stakeholders, key partners, Friends of parks groups and customer engagement skills to help to deliver high quality services
Additional Information:
• This is a full-time, permanent post
• 36 hours Monday to Friday
• The post holder may be required to work outside of normal working hours to meet the needs of the service
• The post holder may be required to work in other operational areas to meet the needs of the service
For more information about this role please contact Nicola Cheetham on 07753425038.
Additional salary details
Benefits and more information:
- https://www.jobsatsouthwark.co.uk/why-us/
- https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and- more/
Recruitment timetable
• Closing Date: 5th March 2023
• Interview Date: 20th – 31st March 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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