Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week including some weekends on a rota basis.
This is a great opportunity to join Bristol City Council Parks Service as a Litter and Facilities Operative helping to keep our parks and green spaces clean and safe within the south of the City.
The flexible and committed Parks team provide formal parks, nature reserves, play areas and sports facilities across the city as well as maintaining highway verges and communal grounds for our social housing sites across the city.
This is an important and visual role, working outdoors in all weathers to make sure our parks and green spaces are welcoming and attractive places to visit.
There will be some weekend work as our parks are used 24/7. This will be on a rota and will involve on average working two weekends a month.
What will I be doing?
What do I need to have?
These vacancies are based in the following parks depots: Cater Road Depot, Bishopsworth, BS13 7TW. However, you could be asked to work in other areas of the city in the future.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.
Join us and you’ll receive a generous rewards package including membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be successful in being shortlisted for interview, please submit an application which fully demonstrates how you meet each of the essential criteria as laid out in the Person Specification, this should be demonstrated in the ‘Further Information’ section of your application. Your application should fully evidence your education and training, along with your previous employment history. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, therefore please demonstrate how you can meet desirable criteria if you are able to do so.
Interviews are expected to take place: Tuesday 12th December 2023.
If you require help and support with filling out the application form please contact our Employment Navigator, Helen Jones at helen.jones@bristol.gov.ukIf you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork then please contact Tom Penn (South Area Parks Manager) on tom.penn@bristol.gov.uk
At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young People, Black, Asian and minority ethnic and Disabled candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.
