Gardener
- Employer
- Rugby Borough Council
- Location
- Rugby, Warwickshire
- Salary
- £27,711 - £30,060
- Closing date
- 23 Mar 2025
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Horticulture and parks
- Contract Type
- Full time permanent
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Gardener
£27,711 - £30,060
Full Time – 37 Hours a week
Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country’s fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive.
About the role
As a Gardener working as part of Rugby Borough Council’s Grounds Maintenance Team you will develop and maintain the ornamental horticultural areas within the award-winning Caldecott Park and around the Borough of Rugby.
You’ll be also be using excellent attention to detail and a creative touch maintaining horticulture features across Rugby town centre.
About you
You will need a minimum of 3 years practical experience within the horticultural, parks and or nursey industry and be experienced in the use and care of horticultural machinery.
Alongside this you’ll need to be a competent, dependable, and motivated individual with a keen eye for detail.
A full driving licence is essential.
Benefits
- 35 days annual leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days normally applied at Christmas)
- Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Subsidised parking
- Structured Induction Program
- Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
- Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
- Family Friendly Policies
- Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
- Generous compassionate leave
- Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Car Salary Sacrifice & Cycle to Work scheme and more
Supporting Documents for Gardener
Company
Rugby’s one of the fastest growing boroughs in the country and at Rugby Borough Council, we have ambitious plans to drive growth and investment in the future.
With our world-renowned status as the birthplace of the game, Rugby shall soon become home to the World Rugby Hall of Fame under an exciting new partnership between Rugby Borough Council and World Rugby.
We recently opened a new leisure centre and a new crematorium, investments for our growing population – set to reach 130,000 in the next 15 years.
And with major housing, retail and employment developments both recently completed and in the pipeline, it’s an exciting time to live and work in Rugby.
Rugby Borough Council aims to recruit staff who share our ambition and vision – and in return, we’re committed to investing in your personal growth.
An equal opportunities employer, we offer flexible working hours and a wide range of training and development opportunities.
To find out more about Rugby Borough Council and our current vacancies, visit www.rugby.gov.uk
- Website
- http://www.rugby.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 01788 533571
- Location
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Rugby Borough Council
Town Hall
Evreux Way
Rugby
West Midlands
CV21 2RR
United Kingdom
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