Gardener 2 - Unskilled

Application closing date

13/08/2026

Working Pattern

As specified

Salary

£25,583 - £25,989

Contractual hours

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Basis

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Job category/type

Parks / Gardens

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Job description

Location: Stores Road Depot

Hours: 37 hours a week – working seasonal hours

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 13/08/2026

Derby City Council Streetpride Service have vacancies for Full Time Semi-skilled Gardeners (Gardener 2) to carry out basic gardening and general grounds maintenance duties.

The role provides a grounds maintenance service on all Derby City Council land, properties and contracts as determined by the service.

As a minimum, applicants must;

  • possess a full manual driving licence
  • having a basic occupational experience of grounds maintenance works including the use of professional equipment such as hedge cutters, mowers, strimmers etc.
We require our Gardeners 2 to be reliable, have pride in their work and be committed to work with colleagues to produce a good standard of work. They must understand the need for exceptional customer satisfaction. Be prepared to undertake any training required and work in accordance with Health and Safety regulations. The work may involve early morning starts at different locations throughout the City of Derby. You may be expected to work seasonal hours throughout the year The work may involve early morning starts at locations throughout the City of Derby. To apply for this post please complete the application form and detail what skills, attributes, experience and knowledge you have to be able to undertake this role.

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.

Interviews will be held at Stores Road Depot.

If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to Harriet.Furness2@derby.gov.uk Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to recruitment.team@derby.gov.uk however this is optional and will not affect your application.

Important Information

Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

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