Grounds Operative

Temporary Contract

Job Details

Client: Monmouthshire County Council
Service Area: Community & Place / Grounds Maintenance / Waste & Street Services

Hours: 43 hours per week

Working Pattern:
Monday to Thursday: 07:30 – 17:00
Friday: 07:30 – 15:00

Start Date: 29 June 2026
Duration: 12 weeks

Location

Depot Base:
Llanfoist Depot
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
NP7 9LH

Pay

PAYE Rate: £13.26 per hour

Job Overview

Monmouthshire County Council is seeking a Grounds Operative to support grounds maintenance and environmental services across the county.

The role will involve maintaining public open spaces, verges, planting areas, schools and contracted sites to help provide a clean, safe and sustainable environment. The majority of the work will be grounds maintenance, including grass cutting, use of hand-held and ride-on equipment, maintaining shrub beds and annual bedding, sports facility maintenance, landscaping, litter picking and supporting responses to fly-tipping. The role may also involve street services duties when required.

A full clean driving licence is essential for this role. The role also requires related experience in a similar environment, good health and safety awareness, ability to work as part of a team, and flexibility to work outside core hours where required.

Important – Please Read Carefully

This is a hands-on outdoor grounds maintenance role.

You must hold a clean current driving licence and have related experience in grounds maintenance, landscaping, street services, environmental services, parks, open spaces, horticulture or a similar manual outdoor environment.

Candidates without a clean driving licence and relevant outdoor/manual grounds experience are unlikely to be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out grounds maintenance across open spaces, verges, schools and contracted sites
• Undertake grass cutting using hand-held and ride-on equipment
• Maintain shrub beds, planting areas and annual bedding
• Mark and maintain sports facilities
• Undertake landscaping of open spaces
• Carry out arboriculture-related work where trained
• Empty litter bins and carry out litter picking
• Respond to fly-tipping service requests and follow evidence collection processes
• Support cemetery-related tasks, including grave digging, where trained
• Keep vehicles clean and complete daily safety inspections
• Use plant and machinery safely in line with manufacturer guidance
• Follow health and safety legislation, policies and procedures
• Work as part of a team or independently where required
• Support wider street services activity when needed
• Assist with emergency responses such as flooding, snow, storms or town centre clearance when instructed
• Undertake relevant training required for the role

Essential Experience & Skills

• Full clean driving licence
• Related experience in a similar grounds, parks, landscaping, environmental or manual outdoor role
• Experience working as part of a team
• Ability to work without close supervision
• Self-motivated and reliable
• Good understanding of health and safety issues
• Ability to follow council policies and procedures
• Good communication skills
• Pride in delivering a quality service
• Willingness to undertake relevant training
• Flexible and able to work outside core hours when required
• Able to cover bank holidays when required
• Comfortable working outdoors in different weather conditions
• Able to use grounds maintenance tools, equipment or machinery safely

Desirable

• Welsh language skills
• Experience using ride-on mowers
• Experience using strimmers, blowers, hedge cutters or similar grounds equipment
• Previous local authority grounds maintenance or street services experience
• HGV licence, if applicable
• Experience with litter picking, fly-tipping response or waste support duties

Additional Information

This role does not require a DBS check.

The interview will be a telephone conversation to understand the candidate's skills, experience and knowledge in grounds maintenance.

Disclaimer

On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.

I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.

Job Reference

OR105649