Seasonal Horticultural Operative (Gardener)

About us

Hillingdon Council: Putting our Residents first.

We are the second largest borough in London with over 200 green spaces covering approx. 1,800 acres, the London Borough of Hillingdon is highly regarded for its Green Flag status throughout the Borough

About the role

We are recruiting a number of Seasonal Gardeners to work for up to 26 weeks from April to October 2021.

Salary and annual leave will be pro-rated.

As a Gardener you will join Hillingdon Council's Green Spaces team, a team of dedicated Green Flag award winners. You will be working as part of this team to ensure an excellent service is delivered to our residents and other customers.

The position will offer a wide variety of gardening tasks including grass cutting, maintenance of bedding displays, shrub and hedge maintenance

About you

We are looking for individuals with some relevant gardening experience in this work area.

You will need a full driving licence.

You will have a proactive approach to work, be conscientious, flexible, customer focused and enjoy working as part of a team.

If you have a keen interest in gardening and are looking to broaden your gardening experience, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional information

Interviews are planned to take place in March 2021 with a possible start date in early April 2021.

Please note confirmed job offers are subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks (these include, employment references, eligibility to work in the UK and a medical clearance). A start date will only be confirmed upon completion of these checks.