Grounds Maintenance / Gardener

Location: Bedford

Pay Rate: £12.71 per hour

Hours: 37 hours per week

Working Hours:

Monday to Thursday: 07:00 to 17:00

Friday: 07:00 to 15:30

About the Role

We are recruiting for a Grounds Maintenance Operative to join a dedicated team responsible for maintaining and improving public spaces and scenery throughout Bedford.

This is a practical outdoor role involving a mixture of grounds maintenance, street cleansing and general upkeep duties.

What You'll Do

• Empty bins and carry out litter picking
• Sweep pathways and keep public areas clean and tidy
• Carry out grass cutting and general grounds maintenance
• Hand-weed shrub beds
• Carry out hedge trimming
• Support the wider team with the upkeep of the park and surrounding public spaces

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in grounds maintenance or street cleansing
• Experience with weed spraying is beneficial
• Full UK driving licence up to 3.5 tonnes
• Comfortable working outdoors and carrying out practical, hands-on duties

Who Might Suit This Role

This role may suit candidates with experience as a Grounds Maintenance Operative, Parks Operative, Gardener, Landscape Operative, Street Cleansing Operative, Environmental Operative, Horticultural Operative, Grounds Person, or General Operative.

Candidates with experience in local authority services, landscaping, horticulture, parks maintenance or street cleansing may also have relevant transferable skills.

Why Join

• Monday to Friday working pattern
• 37 hours per week
• £12.71 per hour PAYE
• Opportunity to work within a well established public service environment
• Practical outdoor role helping to maintain an important local public space

If you have grounds maintenance, street cleansing or similar outdoor experience and are looking for your next opportunity, apply today to find out more.