Job Description

Gardener  – Greenbank, Newry 🌿

Prime Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for 7 Gardener  workers to support Newry, Mourne and Down District Council during a busy seasonal period.

This is a temporary Gardener 2 role based from Greenbank Offices, Newry, with work taking place across the wider Newry, Mourne and Down district. This is a great opportunity for candidates with grounds maintenance, gardening, landscaping or outdoor labouring experience.

Job details 📍

Job title: Gardener 
Location: Greenbank Offices, Newry, BT34 2SL
Hours: 36 hours per week
Pay rate: £14.52 per hour
Positions available: 7
Employment type: Temporary

The role 🌱

As a Gardener 2, you will work as part of a grounds maintenance team, helping to maintain parks, gardens, playing fields, landscaped areas and open spaces across the Council district.

The Gardener 2 role will involve outdoor work in all weather conditions and will suit someone who is practical, reliable and comfortable using grounds maintenance tools and machinery.

Main duties 🛠️

You will be responsible for:

• Grass cutting, hedge trimming, sweeping, hoeing, raking and edging
• Removing litter and rubbish from public areas
• Carrying out general grounds maintenance and outdoor labouring duties
• Helping maintain parks, gardens, open spaces and playing fields
• Setting out and marking sports areas
• Assisting with planting, pruning, seeding, turfing and fertilising
• Operating grounds maintenance machinery and hand tools safely
• Cleaning changing rooms, toilets and other Council facilities where required
• Assisting with the loading, unloading and transport of equipment
• Carrying out basic vehicle checks where driving duties are required
• Dealing with members of the public in a polite and professional manner
• Completing basic paperwork and operational records
• Following health and safety procedures at all times

Essential criteria ✅

Applicants must have either:

• NVQ Level 1 in Horticulture and at least 12 months’ relevant experience using commercial grounds maintenance machinery
  or
• A minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience using commercial grounds maintenance machinery

Relevant machinery may include:

• Strimmers
• Walk-behind mowers
• Ride-on mowers
• Leaf blowers
• Hedge cutters
• Grounds maintenance hand tools

Applicants must also have:

• A current category B driving licence
• Access to transport to meet the requirements of the post
• Awareness of health and safety, manual handling, COSHH and working around machinery
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Ability to work around members of the public and traffic safely
• Willingness to complete a Basic AccessNI check

Desirable criteria 🌼

It would be beneficial if applicants also have:

• Category C1+E driving licence
• Approved machinery operations certificate
• PA1 and PA6A spraying certificates
• Experience keeping written records such as defect forms
• Experience working with fine turf or bedding plants
• Knowledge of plant species and plant care

What we are looking for 👷

We are looking for reliable and hardworking candidates who can work well as part of a team. The successful Gardener 2 workers should be practical, safety-conscious and comfortable carrying out physical outdoor work.

You should be able to follow instructions, use machinery safely, communicate with the public professionally and take pride in maintaining clean, safe and well-kept outdoor spaces.

Apply today 📩

To apply for this Gardener 2 role in Newry, please send your CV to Prime Recruitment Services today.

Prime Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer and Northern Ireland’s first recruitment agency accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.