Groundsperson Gardener Greenskeeper

Groundsperson/Gardener/Greenskeeper

Lisburn

Temporary

Rate of Pay: £14.13 per hour

Hours of Work: 37hrs per week

The Client: Local Public body based in Lisburn, serving local residents.

The Role:

As a member of the Grounds Maintenance Unit the post holder will be required to carry out a wide range of general maintenance and horticultural duties at various locations throughout the City area, to include Golf Courses, Public Parks, Cemeteries, sports facilities, playing fields, landscaped areas and open spaces.

The post holder will assume other delegated duties appropriate to the post reasonably assigned by management.

Essential Criteria:

• Twoyears' employment experience in a horticultural and grounds maintenance environment in at least one of the following areas:
  • Sports pitch maintenance (grass)
  • Cemetery maintenance
  • Golf course maintenance
  • Horticultural maintenance (floral)
• Demonstrate a good understanding of Grounds Maintenance
• Awareness of Health & Safety issues
• Be physically fit and capable of carrying out wide range of manual tasks across any Council controlled site
• Hold a full (ie not provisional) current UK driving licence and access to a car or have access to a means of transport which would enable the applicant to carry out the duties of the post*

*applies only to applicants who have a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act

Desirable Criteria:

• Chemical Handling & Application Certificates PA1 & PA6A
• NPTC Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture or equivalent

**Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK and Ireland. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.**

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