7 Temporary, Agriculture / Fishing / Forestry jobs in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

Job Summary

Please note that this position is temporary. Salary will be pro-rated for less than 37 hours per week.

The Council’s Streetscene department in conjunction with Mugdock Country Park has an exciting opportunity for experienced garden operative to undertake project work within Mugdock Country Park.

The position is initially for 25 weeks but may be extended with funding (up to March 2026)

The role is to:

• develop the Victorian Walled Garden in collaboration with the Team Lead as a suitable wedding / event venue
• develop horticultural planting within the walled garden and in other areas of Mugdock Country Park including wildflower beds, planters, car park bed. You will also be required to carry out grass cutting around the estate along with Mugdock’s wardens

The role is 5 days over 7, predominantly Monday to Friday 0900 to 1700, occasional weekend volunteering opportunities may be arranged over the warmer months to suit; hence a degree of flexibility is required.

The Service is very diverse, undertaking open space maintenance, sports pitch marking and maintenance, shrub and arbor work as well as cemetery operations, care of gardens and street cleaning operations. Working mainly in Mugdock Country Park, you may also be required to work from any location within the district. You will be an ambassador for Streetscene / Mugdock Country Park delivering first class service to our customers providing well maintained open space for residents and visitors.

We offer a friendly environment with on-going training. If you enjoy working outdoors, in all weathers, and have the skills detailed in our Role Profile (please read before applying), and possess a clean driving licence (CPC desirable), please apply.

Full job details and hours will be contained within the role profile which is available with application packs.

Please note, there will be a practical assessment as part of the interview.

Closing Date Friday 9^th May interviews will be on Friday 16^th May

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. 

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager. 

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary. 

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

Website

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk