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We are looking for a motivated and skilled Gardener/Groundsperson to join our team and help maintain and enhance our outdoor spaces to a high standard. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone who takes pride in their work and enjoys working outdoors in all weathers.&nbsp; Maintaining our Parks and Open Spaces are some of our core service deliveries.&nbsp; We are currently looking to recruit into our service as part of our Streetscene Team. We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

About the role: This role is a full time (37 hours per week) and will require you to start at 7.00am and will be working Monday to Friday only.

Responsibilities include:
<ul>
<li>Maintenance to a high standard of a wide variety of ornamental planting features such as annual bedding and perennial displays, ornamental lawns, shrub beds and minor tree works.</li>
<li>Use and maintenance of a variety of ride-on &amp; pedestrian mowers, handheld machinery (Strimmers, Hedge cutters &amp; basic chainsaw).</li>
<li>General litter clearance, cleaning and maintenance of parks and gardens, including hard landscape, furniture and buildings.</li>
<li>Ensure that all work is completed safely and in line with health and safety guidelines.</li>
<li>Identify and report any issues or hazards across the grounds</li>
</ul>
 About you:
The following experience is required for this role:
<ul>
<li>You will need to hold a minimum driving licence including C1 + E &amp; CPC would be beneficial.</li>
<li>Experience of outdoor manual working.</li>
<li>Experience of using a range of powered machinery.</li>
<li>Able to identify and maintain common ornamental planting including shrubs, trees and annual bedding plants.</li>
<li>Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.</li>
</ul>
 You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed

Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
<ul>
<li>Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave</li>
<li>Full uniform and PPE</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.berkshirepensions.org.uk/" target="_blank">Local Government Pension Scheme</a> (LGPS)</li>
<li>On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted</li>
<li>Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to &amp; from work</li>
<li>Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years.&nbsp; The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax</li>
</ul>
For more information on this position please contact Chris Camfield – Streetscene Manager on 0118 937 3040 or email <a href="mailto:Chris.Camfield@reading.gov.uk" target="_blank">Chris.Camfield@reading.gov.uk</a>
 Closing Date: Sunday 29th June 2025
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Interview format:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Question &amp; answer panel interview
Plant identification Test
Formal route planning, vehicle defect and Hand Held Machinery tests
Interview process will last for approximately 1.5hrs
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Reading Borough Council

Gardener/Groundsperson

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We are looking for a motivated and skilled Gardener/Groundsperson to join our team and help maintain and enhance our outdoor spaces to a high standard. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone who takes pride in their work and enjoys working outdoors in all weathers.&nbsp; Maintaining our Parks and Open Spaces are some of our core service deliveries.&nbsp; We are currently looking to recruit into our service as part of our Streetscene Team. We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

About the role: This role is a full time (37 hours per week) and will require you to start at 7.00am and will be working Monday to Friday only.

Responsibilities include:
<ul>
<li>Maintenance to a high standard of a wide variety of ornamental planting features such as annual bedding and perennial displays, ornamental lawns, shrub beds and minor tree works.</li>
<li>Use and maintenance of a variety of ride-on &amp; pedestrian mowers, handheld machinery (Strimmers, Hedge cutters &amp; basic chainsaw).</li>
<li>General litter clearance, cleaning and maintenance of parks and gardens, including hard landscape, furniture and buildings.</li>
<li>Ensure that all work is completed safely and in line with health and safety guidelines.</li>
<li>Identify and report any issues or hazards across the grounds</li>
</ul>
About you:
The following experience is required for this role:
<ul>
<li>You will need to hold a minimum driving licence including C1 + E &amp; CPC would be beneficial.</li>
<li>Experience of outdoor manual working.</li>
<li>Experience of using a range of powered machinery.</li>
<li>Able to identify and maintain common ornamental planting including shrubs, trees and annual bedding plants.</li>
<li>Ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.</li>
</ul>
 You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed

Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
<ul>
<li>Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave</li>
<li>Full uniform and PPE</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.berkshirepensions.org.uk/" target="_blank">Local Government Pension Scheme</a> (LGPS)</li>
<li>On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted</li>
<li>Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to &amp; from work</li>
<li>Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years.&nbsp; The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax</li>
</ul>
For more information on this position please contact Chris Camfield – Streetscene Manager on 0118 937 3040 or email <a href="mailto:Chris.Camfield@reading.gov.uk" target="_blank">Chris.Camfield@reading.gov.uk</a>
 Closing Date: Sunday 29th June 2025
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Interview format:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Question &amp; answer panel interview
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plant identification Test
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Formal route planning, vehicle defect and Hand Held Machinery tests
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interview process will last for approximately 1.5hrs
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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<h2>Job introduction</h2>
The city of Brighton &amp; Hove has approximately 147 parks and gardens (covering 1,200 hectares), including seven award-winning parks, and the city’s parks and public open spaces are immensely popular with residents and tourists alike.
The council’s City Parks department is responsible for maintaining all those public open spaces to a highly professional and safe standard. In addition, City Parks manages grounds maintenance contracts for the council’s Housing, Highways and Cemeteries departments.
The ideal candidates should be initiative-taking and with experience working in horticultural and grounds maintenance.
The roles require a wide range of experience using grounds maintenance equipment. A sound knowledge of health and safety relating to grounds maintenance is essential.&nbsp;
 
 
<h2>About the role</h2>
This is a chance to work in the vibrant City of Brighton &amp; Hove within the Cityparks department. Do you enjoy working outside in a team with the grounds maintenance sector, delivering quality horticulture? If so, we are looking for Assistant Gardeners &amp; Gardeners to join our friendly &amp; professional teams to deliver the safe and effective day-to-day delivery of maintenance. You will be working in a variety of green space environments throughout the city, ensuring a high standard of horticulture for residents and visitors to enjoy and help maintain Brighton &amp; Hove’s reputation as a top visitor destination in the UK.
Candidates must hold a full UK manual driving licence.&nbsp;
Level 1 NVQ horticultural qualification or equivalent experience in sector disciplines.
A NPTC PA1 &amp; PA6A spraying certificates and LANTRA training to operate a ride-on mower are desirable qualifications for all roles.&nbsp;
We are seeking a dedicated and responsible applicant who can demonstrate the following qualities:
<ul>
<li>Good people skills and ability to build strong working relationships</li>
<li>Awareness of Health &amp; Safety legislation relating to grounds maintenance</li>
<li>Experience using a wide range of grounds maintenance equipment &amp; knowledge of basic vehicle and machinery maintenance&nbsp;</li>
<li>Ability to identify a range of shrub and plant species</li>
<li>An ethos of working sustainably, support and practice the council’s customer care values and to instil this culture within your team</li>
</ul>
In return there are a wide range of staff benefits.
If you do not have experience in all areas, we would still like to hear from you, please contact us for an informal chat.
For an informal discussion, please call 01273 294751 or email <a href="mailto:cityparks@brighton-hove.gov.uk" target="_blank">cityparks@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a>&nbsp;and leave a message for an Operations Manager to contact you.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/council-jobs/shortlisting-questions-guidance" target="_blank">Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
 
 
<h2>Additional information</h2>Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.&nbsp;Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us" target="_blank">Why work for us&nbsp;</a><h2>Company information</h2>Encouraging a diverse workforceOur city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton &amp; Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/fair-and-inclusive" target="_blank">fair and inclusive</a> actions, our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/becoming-anti-racist-city" target="_blank">anti-racism strategy</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace" target="_blank">How we create a fair and inclusive workplace</a>.

Brighton & Hove City Council

Assistant Gardener/Gardener

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Please apply online via the link provided below. Please note that we do not accept CV's without a fully completed application form.



We have an ambitious development agenda and seeking an Aboricultural Officer to work in our Development Management team to help ensure that important trees are suitably protected and accommodated within developments.
Ranked in the Sunday Times as one of the best places to live in the UK, and in Lonely Planet as one of the best places to visit in the world, Folkestone &amp; Hythe is a dynamic and innovative place to live, work and visit.
Based in our offices in the heart of Folkestone, you’ll have easy access to transport links including HS1, Folkestone’s regenerated town centre, the seafront and old town creative quarter, and our extraordinary and vibrant landscapes and communities.&nbsp;
Recognised by Best Companies as an outstanding organisation to work for, we have a real focus on supporting career development, wellbeing and family friendly initiatives, and a hybrid agile working culture that enables flexible and remote/home working.&nbsp;You can also expect an excellent benefits package that includes corporate memberships, discount and salary sacrifice schemes, reimbursement of professional membership fees, up to 31 days holiday and Christmas closure, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, and much, much more. There has never been a better time to make the move to Folkestone &amp; Hythe.
About You 
Our District has a varied geography and a substantial number of protected trees. You will take a lead role in all tree related matters, including assessing trees for protection, processing applications and appeals, and providing related specialist advice and guidance to planning officers, enforcement teams, the public, and Councillors. You will also provide key input into the landscape led design at Otterpool and increase opportunities for this across the District.
You will need to have experience of assessing trees for Tree Preservation Orders, a thorough knowledge of tree shrub and hedge maintenance, and a solid understanding of relevant arboricultural legislation. The role operates with a degree of autonomy so you will also be a team player who can operate on their own initiative. But above all else, if you’re as passionate and committed as we are about our landscapes, environment and communities, then we want to hear from you.
Want to find out more? 
For an informal conversation about the role please contact Lisette Patching, CIL and Enforcement Team Leader via <a href="mailto:lisette.patching@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk" target="_blank">lisette.patching@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk</a>
Previous unsuccessful candidates need not apply.

Folkestone & Hythe District Council

Arboricultural Officer

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This role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Arboriculturalist to work as part of the Green Team.The successful candidate will work as part of the Arboriculture Team to assist with the strategic management and development of the Boroughs tree stock. This includes carrying out tree inspections, making informed tree works recommendations, providing technical advice to all council departments on arboricultural matters, responding to tree related queries, commenting on tree works applications and overseeing tree planting.Tower Hamlets Council is committed to maintaining and improving its green spaces across the Borough and the Arboricultural Officer will have a key role in implementing this.Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.&nbsp;

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

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Please apply online via the link provided.



About us at Hounslow
We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.&nbsp;
We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential.&nbsp; We are stepping up for our residents like never before.
About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock.&nbsp; All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”.&nbsp; It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.&nbsp;
We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.
As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.&nbsp; There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.
Our Benefits
<a href="https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/info/20037/working_for_the_council" target="_blank">If you join us, you’ll have access to a range of employee benefits.&nbsp; Read more about these here.</a>
About The Role
An Arboricultural Officer plays an essential role in the preservation and enhancement of green spaces in the borough. They will lead in the Arboricultural function of the Development Management Team assisting in the delivery of landscape proposals for major sites, process applications for works to protected trees and proactively manage and monitor the Councils tree register to ensure key elements of the Councils Green Recovery Strategy are delivered.
The post requires a candidate who has a passion for both preserving the boroughs green assets while delivering a built environment to achieve the council’s aspirations for a cleaner, greener borough and mentor other officers in Arboricultural matters. The candidate must carry a caseload of tree applications and have the confidence and capability to engage with and advise developers, residents and senior officers in tree matters.
About The Team You’ll Be Working In
Hounslow are looking for an Arboricultural Officer to join their award-winning Development Management Team. The team are currently working on a wealth of planning applications critical to the social and economic wellbeing of the borough. We have high housing targets to achieve, new schools to place children in and need to create opportunities for employers who want to be in our well located borough. This must be balanced against acting on the boroughs Climate Emergency and with Green Belt, listed buildings, conservation areas and River Thames frontage that need protecting. All this needs to be delivered while playing a crucial supporting role in delivering the boroughs partnerships and values&nbsp;
About You
<ul>
<li>Able to carry a caseload of tree works applications and appeals and determine these within set deadlines in accordance with quality indicators. Able to work flexibly in a changing environment responding quickly to conflicting workloads and changing priorities.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Able to offer clear advice on landscaping, green infrastructure and climate change and to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver on major planning projects in the interest of the borough and its residents.</li>
<li>Able to communicate in a sensitive and effective manner both orally and in writing and able to deal effectively with Members, the public, officers in other departments and outside organisations.</li>
<li>Able to demonstrate effective negotiation skills both inside and outside the authority, e.g. ability in engaging and negotiating trees works and landscaping schemes with complex competing priorities.</li>
<li>To maintain an up to date technical knowledge of tree related legislation, principles and practice including knowledge of climate science and planning law and impart knowledge to a team.</li>
</ul>
If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>A passion for the green environment, how it integrates with well-designed places&nbsp; and how residents experience and interact with the environment around them</li>
<li>Enthusiasm for working within a team that seeks to find creative and pragmatic solutions to problems facing the borough</li>
<li>A desire to proactively engage with officers, Councillors, residents and developers to negotiation best outcomes on schemes</li>
<li>Devotion to tackling equalities where they exist within both the workplace and the borough in general</li>
</ul>
Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the role profile.
&nbsp;&nbsp;When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact
The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:&nbsp;
Email:<a href="mailto:Matthew.Rees@hounslow.gov.uk" target="_blank">Matthew.Rees@hounslow.gov.uk</a>&nbsp;
Telephone:0208 583 6623
Closing Date: 15th June 2025
Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 23 June 2025.

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