Grounds Operative - Semi Skilled

City Services are currently recruiting additional Semi - Skilled Grounds Operatives for West District.

The West District is complemented by some wonderful green spaces such as Mansel Park and St James Park and has a busy District Shopping Centre. We are seeking candidates who take pride and personal responsibility in their work and enjoy working with a team.

The Grounds Operatives are responsible for maintaining the open spaces within the district including parks, highway and housing areas, keeping them clean and tidy to help deliver the outcome "Southampton is an attractive and modern city, where people are proud to live and work".

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Working with the team and Working Supervisor to ensure relevant works are carried out to the expected standards, providing hands on help with a range of tasks.


• Ensuring all work adheres to statutory Health and Safety Regulations and expected standards.


• You will be responsible for the security, correct usage and care of all vehicles, machinery, tools and equipment, completing written records of a routine nature, including Time Sheets, Vehicle Log Sheets etc. as required.


• Promptly rectifying or reporting all defects, losses, damage, accidents, hazards and near misses to the Working Supervisor or any other designated person supervising the area of works.


You will work a regular shift pattern from Monday to Friday

Southampton City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. It is committed to delivering services to ensure they are happy, safe and have opportunities to reach their goals as responsible members of our community. We believe it is always unacceptable for a child, young person or adult to experience abuse of any kind, and recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare. We are committed to following safe practices to ensure this and expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. This commitment is reflected in all our recruitment and selection practices.

As a Corporate Parent we are actively aiming to support all our children in care (looked after children) and care leavers. Any applicants who are children in care or care leavers, who meet the essential criteria for the post applied for, will be guaranteed an interview.


• Please note the salary quoted is based on full time hours (37 hours per week)


• The working hours for this role are 39 hours per week


• This is a permanent position.


• Please note that appointments are usually made at the bottom of the salary scale.


• This post requires a DBS check.


• For any posts that require a DBS check, if you have lived outside the UK within the last 5 years, you will be required to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct or a police certificate from the country/countries you have resided in. Kindly note that this is at the expense of the candidate, as well as any costs involved for translating into English.