Grounds Maintenance Driver, North Forr Depot, Crieff - PKC13537

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

The post holder will be required to work on a variety of environment service tasks within the Grounds Maintenance Service. As part of a team, you will perform maintenance tasks throughout the Strathearn area such as grass and hedge cutting, triple and ride on rotary driving, driving vans and trailers, operation of other ride on and hand powered grass cutting machinery, pesticide application and litter collection.

The Environment Service operates new ways of working which is a variable shift system involving weekend working. The contracted shift pattern will be a Grounds Maintenance shift pattern Sunday - Wednesday, week 1 and Sunday - Tuesday, week 2.

Skills & Experience Required

• You must be able to carry out the physical demands of the post.
• Applicants should ideally have horticultural background with good plant knowledge.
• You must be able to demonstrate the ability to competently operate and maintain a ride on grass cutting machine, plus all other typical grounds maintenance machinery.
• You must be a team player who understands the importance of good morale and proactively pursues good professional relationships with colleagues.
• You may also be required to carry out other duties such as assisting with burials, street sweeping, refuse collection (loading) and any other Environment Service's tasks as and when required.
• A C1 + E driving licence and full CPC is essential.
• It would be an advantage to have a PA1/6 in pesticide application or willing to undertake training.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.

Here's what we can offer you:

• A generous annual leave package
• 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Gareth Dimmock, Waste Supervisor on 01738 477134 to find out more.

External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

To comply with Baseline Personnel Security Standard, you will be required to complete a Disclosure Scotland check. If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.