City of York Council
Assistant Gardener
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Do you have a current UK driving licence?
Used to working outside in all weathers?
Have experience of horticulture/gardening/labouring?
Our local authority client is looking for Assistant Gardeners to join their operations team based in York. Onsite inductions will be held asap, so an immediate start is needed and the role is until mid September 2026.
This is a full-time role, starting asap, Monday - Friday, 37 hours a week, with a lunchtime finish on a Friday. Work will be across a wide variety of residential sites in York. Previous experience of gardening/horticulture or similar would be extremely advantageous. You MUST hold a current full UK driving licence, be used to working outdoors and be physically fit.
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The rate of pay is £13.86 per hour.
The purpose of this role is to carry out, (where necessary), gardening and horticultural work/maintenance. Other duties will include:
- Cutting
- Pruning
- Mowing
- Litter picking
- Sweeping
- Weeding
- Emptying public bins etc.
For this role, a vehicle, equipment, and PPE will be provided.
For more information about the role, please call us on 07922 425165.
To apply, please visit the Work with York Limited website.
You must be able to provide two references from previous employers, one of which needs to be your most recent employer. Giving their name, company, company address, telephone number, and email address. Please make sure that your referees know you are applying.
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Unfortunately, due to a high volume of applicants, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to get back to everyone. However, thank you for taking the time to apply.
Please note that to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to work in the United Kingdom.
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