Temporary Senior Grounds Operative (up to 6 months)

Location: Harnham Depot

Salary: £27,254 (£14.13 per hour)

Vacancy Type: Temporary Contract up to 6 Months.

Hours: 37 hours per week

Closing Date: 5th September 2025

Salisbury City Council own and maintain parks and green spaces within the parish of Salisbury. We are proud of the service which we provide and the high standard of grounds maintenance which we deliver.

Do you have experience in grounds maintenance and managing staff?

Are you looking for a role that offers the flexibility of a temporary position that supports additional resources to our grounds team for a temporary period of up to 6 months.

The role includes managing a group of operatives and working closely with the team to carryout grounds maintenance tasks within the Salisbury parish.

Our Senior Grounds Operatives perform some grounds operative tasks but also lead a grounds maintenance team on a daily basis, including admin tasks relating to the day to day people management, IT, and purchasing.

Grounds Operative will do a variety of tasks, including:

Mowing
Strimming
Gardening
Hedge trimming
Sports pitch marking
Planting

We are looking for someone who has:

A full drivers licence.
Knowledge of amenity grounds maintenance.
People management skills.
Enjoys Working Outdoors
IT and Procurement understanding

In return we can offer you:

Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 30 days plus Bank Holidays.
Local Government Pension Scheme
Paid sick leave
Excellent training and development opportunities
Cycle to work scheme

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Salisbury City Council, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://salisburycitycouncil.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=e92181ec-4285-441b-a83a-e8149afd7223

We reserve the right to close the job, earlier than the closing date advertised, if we have had sufficient applications.

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