Gardener (Seasonal) - NAY15230

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 17 March 2025


• Salary: £12.60 to £12.60 per hour


• Hours: Full time


• Closing date: 31 March 2025


• Location: Isle of Arran, KA27 8SW


• Company: North Ayrshire Council


• Job type: Permanent


• Job reference: NAY15230

Summary

Job Summary

Temporary for 26 Weeks

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

The Grounds Maintenance team on the Isle of Arran are looking for a hard working person with some grounds maintenance experience to join their busy team for the summer season. Duties will mostly comprise general grounds maintenance, grass and hedge cutting etc as well as some limited planting and landscaping projects. Summer hours of work are 7.30am to 4.30pm Monday - Thursday and 7.30am to 4pm on Fridays. This is a fixed term contract for a maximum period of 26 weeks. For an informal chat about the role please call and ask for Helen Underwood.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

Before you apply, find out a little bit about us and why we are a Great Place to Work.

Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses a behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Council's website.

Additional Information

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

Mobile - More than 90% of time spent primarily working on a mobile basis across multiple Council facilities and out in the community. There may be some limited opportunity to work from home.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: Mobile.

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide: Workstyles. If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

Mobile - More than 90% of time spent primarily working on a mobile basis across multiple Council facilities and out in the community. There may be some limited opportunity to work from home.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: Mobile

The Grounds Maintenance team on the Isle of Arran are looking for a hard working, person with some grounds maintenance experience to join their busy team for the summer season. Duties will mostly comprise general grounds maintenance, grass and hedge cutting etc as well as some limited planting and landscaping projects. Summer hours of work are 7.30am to 4.30pm Monday - Thursday and 7.30am to 4pm on Fridays. This is a fixed term contract for a maximum period of 26 weeks. For an informal chat about the role please call and ask for Helen Underwood.