At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to enhance Leicester's parks and green spaces through expert horticultural work.
- Company: Leicester City Council, dedicated to improving community wellbeing.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, generous leave, pension scheme, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Full-time role with opportunities for training and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while working outdoors and developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in horticulture or groundsmanship, with knowledge of health and safety regulations.
The predicted salary is between 25583 - 25989 £ per year.
The job requirements are detailed below.
Job reference: REQ8143
Date posted: 14/08/2026
Application closing date: 30/08/2026
Location: Various locations across Leicester City
Salary: £25,583- £25,989 Per Year
Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): £35,437.77
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Job category/type: City Services
Join our horticultural team to make improvements to the landscape of the city. Leicester is covered by a wealth of soft and hard open spaces that includes a range of parks, gardens, country parks, nature areas, 150,000 individual trees and 107 hectares of woodlands, canal, and riverside, 150 play and outdoor gym facilities, sports facilities, highways, and housing green spaces totalling 1,250 hectares. It is widely recognised that quality open spaces contribute to residents’ quality of life and improve physical and mental health wellbeing, with parks in Leicester attracting around 9 million visitors per annum.
Join our specialist team of Craft Gardeners to undertake high quality horticultural work and grounds maintenance work to maintain and further improve parks and open spaces and all other green infrastructure within the city of Leicester. You’ll be based at Abbey Park although you may be required at other grounds maintenance depots as and when required to meet service demands. This is a full-time, permanent position working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. You’ll be available to start the working day at 7:30am and when required, work outside of normal working hours including providing emergency cover for out of hours. You’ll be able to work outside in all weathers, anywhere in the city and wear PPE where appropriate.
What you'll be doing:
- You’ll work under the guidance of the Local Area Manager and Team Leader, to maintain horticultural features as well as hard landscape features including buildings.
- This includes preparing and applying chemicals, keeping sites clean and tidy, and maintaining sports features such as artificial surfaces.
- You’ll operate and maintain hand and mechanical specialist equipment in accordance with health and safety guidelines.
- You’ll be confident in providing advice to people using our facilities to ensure a high standard of customer service is achieved.
What you’ll need:
- With previous experience in either horticulture or groundsmanship, you'll understand COSHH regulations and have knowledge of health & safety.
- You'll have the ability to carry out manual handling and lifting heavy equipment and materials.
- You’ll be able to work without close supervision, whilst using your own initiative as well as working well in a team environment.
- You’ll be a highly safety conscious individual in the day-to-day tasks especially when using specialist equipment.
- Using good literacy and numeracy skills you’ll complete relevant paperwork, and ensure records are accurate and up to date.
- A full driving licence is essential as you will be required to carry out driving duties.
What we can offer you:
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains.
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.
If you’d like a chat about this post, feel free to contact Mark Humphrey by email to mark.humphrey@leicester.gov.uk or call 0116 454 3774.
Craft Gardener in Leicester employer: Leicester Bus Partnership
The Leicester Bus Partnership is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work environment that prioritises work-life balance and employee well-being. With competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and ample training opportunities, we empower our staff to grow and excel in their roles, making Beaumont Park a rewarding place to develop your career in tree maintenance.
