At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in maintaining beautiful parks and gardens while ensuring safety and quality standards.
- Company: Join the City of Edinburgh Council, committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, supportive work environment, and opportunities for career growth.
- Other info: Embrace a dynamic role with a focus on respect, integrity, and flexibility.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while enjoying the great outdoors.
- Qualifications: Experience in gardening and team management is essential.
The predicted salary is between 27257 - 29850 £ per year.
- Senior Gardener (Openspace Team)
- Bankhead
- Depot
Salary: £27,257 - £29,850 Hours: 36 per week Senior Gardener Position within our Parks review and updating of operational risk assessments.
The post holder will be expected to operate a range of vehicles, machinery and equipment.
Assist in determining the work practices/arrangements and standards of work, in relation to managing the team on a daily basis.
The post holder is required to undertake tasks in a range of settings without constant supervision, either alone or as part of a team, dependent on the task.
Duties involve lengthy periods of heavy manual work.
The post holder will be required to work in all weather and ground conditions and in moving traffic.
Health and safety guidelines with risk assessments should be adhered to when on site.
Operate in accordance with the Council's Lone Working policy.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best.
We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented.
All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience.
Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www. edinburgh. gov. uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4 As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people.
We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work.
Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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