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Grounds Person (Bracknell Town Council)

🏢 Bracknell Forest Council • 📍 Bracknell, England • 🕒 1 day ago

Salary Range

£24,054 - £26,845

£2,005 - £2,237 / mo

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Bracknell, England

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Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

Employer:

Bracknell Forest Council

Salary:

£24,054- £26,845 (subject to qualification and experience) plus pension scheme

Location:

Bracknell

Contract:

Permanent

Working Pattern:

Full Time

DBS Check:

Closing Date:

14/05/2023 at 23:59

Reference:

OTH/23/237983

The Town Council manages 250 acres of recreational space, leisure, sports and play facilities in Bracknell.

As a Career Average Revalued Earnings (CARE), Defined Benefit (DB) pension scheme, the LGPS is considered to be one of the best pension schemes in the country. Bracknell Town Council currently contribute 27.2% of salary into the pension scheme each month, employee contribution linked to salary scale.

37 hours per week, additional hours may be available.

Working across the Bracknell area you will:

help maintain the Council’s recreation areas and play equipment.
help ensure the Town Council’s facilities present an attractive, welcoming and safe environment for service users.
be flexible to cover additional hours (including weekends).

The ideal candidate for this position will have some knowledge and experience of grounds maintenance; have good customer service skills and the confidence to deal with difficult situations. You will be able to lift and undertake heavy manual tasks and be familiar with working outdoors. Experience of ground equipment maintenance would be an advantage along with a sound knowledge of risk management. Relevant qualifications i.e. PA1/PA6, LANTRA base machine operations would be desirable, but training will be available for the right person. You will need to be approachable with good public relations skills and the ability to work in a team.

Candidates must be willing to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the job.

The application form (CVs on their own are not accepted) and equal opportunities form are available from our website www.bracknelltowncouncil.gov.uk and can be returned to enquiries@bracknelltowncouncil.gov.uk.

Closing Date: Midnight 14th May 2023

Interviews: week commencing Monday 22nd May 2023

If you have not heard from the Town Council by Monday 29th May 2023 you should assume your application has not been successful.