All Departments
Streetscene (Grounds/Park Maintenance)
Advertising Salary
£25,183 - £25,584
Vacancy Type
Fixed Term Contract
Contract type
Full time

About The Role

Role: Streetscene Operative (x2)
Location: Moss Side Depot, Leyland
Contract: Full time / Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
Salary: £23,893 - £26,409
Closing Date: 2 January 2024

Bored of the office job? Are you looking for something that will get you outside? Somewhere that you can really take some pride in your work?

Well look no further...

We’re looking for seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join our Leyland based “Neighbourhoods” team. In this role, you’ll be working all around South Ribble in an extremely varied role, looking after South Ribble's community spaces, parks and streets. You’ll be ensuring that they’re in perfect condition for South Ribble residents and visitors to the area.

    Who we’re looking for
    • In the varied role, you’ll be getting involved in a variety of “Neighbourhood” tasks which will include mowing, weeding, edging,strimming, hedge maintenance, litter collection and more.
    • Carry out soft landscaping, fine turf care, tree work and sports pitch maintenance.
    • You’ll get involved with street cleansing tasks such as removal of fly tipping.
    • Always maintaining health and safety protocols whilst working
    • Operate grounds maintenance tools and vehicles.
    • Responding to minor emergencies such as flooding, obstructions, and damaged street furniture
    Other requirements
    • This role requires you to regularly use a vehicle therefore you must possess a valid UK Driving Licence
    Our Benefits
    • 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
    • Local Government pension
    • Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments 
    • Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
    • Volunteering days
    • Free parking
    Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We’re always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you’re interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the “Contact Us” form on our careers website.

    About Us

    At South Ribble Council, our mission is to provide a first-class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They’re at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services. 
     
    Working Together
     
    We share a number of our services with Chorley Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.
     
    Additional information

    Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date. 

    Equal Opportunities

    We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.

    We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.

    If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

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