At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain beautiful parks and green spaces while using your gardening skills.
- Company: Join a dedicated team enhancing Leicester's outdoor areas.
- Benefits: Earn £13.49 per hour with weekly pay and flexible hours.
- Other info: Full UK driving licence required; safety boots needed.
- Why this job: Make a difference in your community while enjoying the great outdoors.
- Qualifications: Experience in gardening or grounds maintenance is a must.
The predicted salary is between 11.7 - 14.3 £ per hour.
IMH Recruitment are currently looking for experienced Craft Gardeners to work for our client across Leicester.
The Role
You will be responsible for carrying out high-quality horticultural and grounds maintenance work across Leicester's parks, open spaces and green areas.
For the below Depots
- Knighton Park Depot
- Evington Park Depot
- Abbey Park Depot
Duties will include
- General horticulture and grounds maintenance
- Maintaining parks, green spaces and landscaped areas
- Maintaining sports areas and artificial surfaces
- Developing and maintaining hard and soft landscaping
- Using horticultural hand tools and specialist equipment
- Driving and operating tractors
- Applying chemicals such as herbicides, fungicides and insecticides
- Keeping sites clean, safe and tidy
- Providing advice and assistance to members of the public
- Completing basic paperwork and reporting any issues
- Working as part of a team and independently
Requirements
- Previous experience in horticulture, gardening or grounds maintenance
- Full UK Driving licence is essential.
- Experience using horticultural equipment
- Good communication and customer service skills
- Good understanding of Health & Safety
- Horticulture/Grounds Maintenance qualification preferred
- Tractor driving experience/qualification desirable
- Pesticide application qualification desirable
- Candidates must have their own safety boots
Hours & Pay
- Monday–Thursday: 7:30am–3:30pm
- 30-minute unpaid lunch
* Weekly via agency!
Sounds like you? Can start ASAP? Please apply with an up to date CV Now! For more information, please call the office on (phone number removed)
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