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Groundsperson - Public Sector at Ashton Recruitment

Position Groundsperson - Public Sector
Posted 08 May 2026
Expired 07 Jun 2026
Company Ashton Recruitment
Location Craigavon | GB
Job Type Full Time

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Position: Junior Groundsperson Location: Lurgan Park, Craigavon, however the postholder may be required to work at other locations across the Borough Duration: Temporary contract for 3-6 months, may be extended Pay Rate: Scale 3, £13.68 per hour Hours of work: 37 hours per week on a rota basis, Monday-Thursday 8.00am-4.30pm Friday 8.00am-1.00pm. The post holder will work as a member of the outdoor space's maintenance team under the general direction of a Head Grounds person/ team leader and be responsible for undertaking 2026/0076 both basic and skilled work in parks, playing fields, landscaped areas and open spaces either individually or as part of a team. The post holder will be required to work flexibly regarding time, place and type of work assigned within the Borough in the field of amenity horticulture including the care and maintenance of buildings, sports equipment, sports facilities, general amenity areas, parks and play areas and work diligently, efficiently and effectively to achieve assigned personal and team tasks to the required quality and within the allotted timescales. The post holder will be required to develop personal competence in the use of plant and equipment and provide customer care services at parks and sports grounds. Duties will include: Carry out horticultural operations, including planting trees, shrubs and plants. Carry out grass cutting, hedge cutting and pruning. Carry out labour associated with soil cultivation, fertiliser spreading, site preparation and constructional labouring. Carry out sports facility maintenance as and when required to include preparation and constructional labouring. Maintain games facilities and areas including spiking, aeration, scarifying, top-dressing, fertilising and also marking of games areas and erection/dismantling of posts. Load, unload and move equipment and materials such as mowers, barrows, plants, soil, fertilisers, horticultural and sundries. Assist the higher graded gardeners with their work. Responsible for opening and closing parks facilities as and when required to include the setting of alarms etc. Maintain the orderly condition of grounds, i.e. sweeping, hoeing, ranking, mowing, edging, removal of litter/rubbish/illegal dumping etc. Maintain buildings, i.e. cleaning (sweeping, mopping and dusting), movement of equipment and materials (tables, chairs and machinery). Essential Criteria: 12months' experience in two or more of the following areas: Operating a variety of commercial grass cutting machinery; Amenity horticulture skills; Sports ground maintenance. Ability to work as part of a team; Good communication skills; Excellent customer care skills; Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision; Ability to work to deadlines; Committed to quality work; Committed to safe working. Hold a full current driving licence (valid in the UK) including category B. Desirable Criteria NVQ Level 1 Amenity Horticulture or equivalent; Pesticide certificate PA1. One year's experience of: Customer care; Ashton Recruitment is acting as an Employment business.

Job Info:

  • Company: Ashton Recruitment
  • Position: Groundsperson - Public Sector
  • Work Location: Craigavon
  • Country: GB

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