138 Full time, Agriculture / Fishing / Forestry jobs in Scotland

Location: Forrest Street Depot, 18 Forrest Street, Blantyre, G72 0JP

Hours: 37 hours per week

Work Pattern: Monday to Thursday 8-00am till 4-30pm with a half hour unpaid lunch. 

Friday 8-00am till 1-00pm no lunch.

Hourly Rate: £12.82 - £13.78

26 Week fixed term contract

Ground Services require seasonal staff to undertake the tasks listed below at the various depots throughout South Lanarkshire.

You should have the ability to undertake work outdoors, display an approachable and helpful manner, have an enthusiastic attitude and be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team. Previous experience of working in grounds maintenance and knowledge of health and safety requirements within grounds maintenance would be desirable.

The main duties of the post include grass cutting, hedge trimming and generally working in outdoor open spaces.

Placing within the salary scale will be dependent upon behaviours and previous experience.

It is the intention of Community and Enterprise Resources that from this recruitment campaign they will devise a bank of candidates for future vacancies which may arise. Should you be interested in applying for the job bank, you are invited to apply through this campaign and your application will be held on file.

Candidates should be aware that alternative working hours are currently in discussions and will be advised of this should you progress through to interview stage.

View the Grounds">https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/17224/comm_-_grounds… Operative job profile

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded.  If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents. 

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