Full job descriptionTo use a high level of gardening skills to meet the horticultural standards within the
specification and to undertake all horticultural operations, including:


*Grassing cutting duties/strimming/hedge trimming/clearing leaves and litter
*Planting out of bedding plants, trees and shrubs
*Shrub bed planting and maintenance (e.g. pruning and division)
*Application of chemicals
*Maintenance, setting out and marking sports facilities
*General soft landscaping works (e.g. top-soiling, cultivation, seeding, shrub-bed renewal etc.)


To operate, and be responsible for ensuring that all vehicles, plant and machinery are kept in good working orders and comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Road Traffic Regulations
To report any defects in tools and equipment to line manager
To take reasonable care of own and others safety; to co-operate with managers/ supervisors in complying with statutory health & safety duties; to report incidents, accidents, faults etc




This job description sets out the main result areas of the post at the date when it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot in themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIALDESIRABLE
Qualifications
*NVQ stage 1 in Horticulture (or equivalent) OR a minimum of two years’ proven practical experience in Grounds Maintenance work
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*Possession of a current, full, UK driving licence is essential