Temporary Gardener (Parks Service) - BG7
Location: Bristol (various parks & green spaces across the city)
Salary: Bristol City Council Grade BG7 (rate dependent on assignment/experience)
Contract: Temporary Assignment (flexible/ongoing shifts)
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Gardener (Parks Service) to support Bristol's parks and green spaces team on a temporary basis. You'll work across a variety of sites-destination parks, formal and informal green spaces, sports areas, woodlands and nature conservation sites-helping deliver high standards of grounds maintenance and horticultural care in all weather conditions
This is a hands-on role for someone who can confidently carry out advanced horticultural tasks, operate equipment safely, and support a team environment-while also helping supervise and develop apprentices, volunteers and temporary staff when required
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out a wide range of grounds maintenance tasks safely using light/heavy equipment, plant and tools
- Deliver advanced horticultural work including planting (ornamental bedding), pruning and related tasks
- Maintain fine turf (e.g., bowling greens/golf courses/cricket wickets) and complete general grass cutting/maintenance
- Support sports grounds maintenance, including marking out, setting up and dismantling equipment
- Undertake chemical weed control, spraying and control of invasive species (where authorised)
- Complete practical conservation & habitat management (scrub control, woodland/hedgerow/meadow/riparian management)
- Keep sites clean and safe: litter picking, bin emptying and maintaining paths/hard standings
- Carry out inclement weather duties
- Perform small repairs to park features
- Help lead and instruct volunteers, ensuring work is completed safely and to specification (may include weekends)
- Support the delivery of e
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