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Working with the Direct Services Officer
The successful applicant will learn how to maintain, repair, install council assets and open spaces. This includes buildings, play areas, street furniture, speed awareness machines and much more. It is a varied role and no two days are the same.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working
You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Working with the Direct Services Officer, the successful applicant will learn how to maintain, repair and install Council assets and open spaces. This includes buildings, play areas, street furniture, speed awareness machines and more. It is a varied role where no two days are the same.
To maintain all Town Council-owned amenities and open spaces to a high standard, contributing positively to the Town.
- Carry out gardening, maintenance and health & safety checks to agreed standards and timescales
- Use, maintain and safeguard Council equipment, preventing loss, damage or misuse
- Carry out tasks as directed by the Clerk and Line Manager
- Undertake duties appropriate to the role as required
Playing Fields and other open spaces – Maintain all areas to a high professional standard, including:
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- Regular mowing of grass areas
- Maintaining trees and hedges; reporting specialist issues promptly
- Pruning and weeding as required
- Daily inspection of play and exercise equipment for cleanliness, damage and hazards; report and address issues promptly
- Carrying out repairs and maintenance to a high standard
- Monitoring the skating area and reporting any specialist repair needs
- Keeping parks free from litter
- Reporting anti-social behaviour immediately
- Maintaining playing pitches to a good standard
- Checking entrances daily for wear and tear and reporting concerns
- Treating wood, fences and seating annually
- Reporting missed bin collections
- Ensuring the toilet block is maintained by contractors to an acceptable standard
Play areas, Gym and MUGA
- Conduct weekly inspections and oiling of equipment
- Report and resolve issues promptly; make safe where required
- Escalate specialist repairs immediately
- Maintain cleanliness by emptying bins and clearing litter and dog fouling when required
- Maintain all play equipment in good condition
Village:
- Maintain the appearance of the village by:
- Inspecting, cleaning and repainting bus shelters; reporting specialist issues
- Checking grit bins weekly
- Carrying out general weeding and pruning
- Inspecting Christmas trees daily during winter
- Maintaining Council-owned seating
- Attending village events (e.g. fair) and supervising equipment siting and removal
- Sweeping Council-owned footpaths weekly
- Maintaining and cleaning all Council-owned assets as required
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Assets and Equipment:
- Maintain and safeguard all Council assets and equipment
- Check cameras and lighting daily; report faults
- Carry out a daily visual inspection of the pavilion
- Maintain the pavilion and set up the community room when required
- Collect supplies as needed
- Store chemicals and equipment in line with safety guidance
- Complete an annual stock report
Training
- Identify and report training needs to maintain safe and effective working practices, including:
- Emergency First Aid
- COSHH
- Pesticide handling
- Use of plant and machinery
- Manual handling
- Risk assessment
- Health & Safety
Where you'll work
PAVILION
MANOR ROAD
LONG STRATTON
NORWICH
NR15 2XR
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