Grounds Maintenance Operative
Job Description:
Grounds Maintenance Operative
Temporary Contract
Job Details
Client: Slough Borough Council
Service Area: Regeneration, Environment & Planning / Grounds Maintenance
Hours: 37 hours per week
Working Pattern:
Outdoor-based grounds maintenance role
Start Date: 07 September 2026
Duration: 20 weeks
Number of Roles: 5
Location
Base Location:
Stoke Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL2 5AX
Pay
PAYE Rate: £14.47 per hour
Job Overview
Slough Borough Council is seeking Grounds Maintenance Operatives to support outdoor maintenance works across the borough.
The role will involve practical grounds maintenance and outdoor manual work, including grass cutting, strimming, hedge and shrub maintenance, weeding, planting, leaf clearance, litter picking and keeping outdoor areas clean, safe and presentable.
Candidates should have previous experience in gardening, landscaping, grounds maintenance or similar outdoor work. The role will involve using tools and grounds-maintenance machinery safely, working to schedules and deadlines, working as part of a team and sometimes working independently.
Important – Please Read Carefully
This is a Grounds Maintenance Operative / Outdoor Manual Labour role.
Candidates must be comfortable carrying out physically demanding outdoor work in different weather conditions.
The role requires experience or confidence with grass cutting, strimming, hedge and shrub maintenance, weeding, planting, litter picking, leaf clearance and general grounds maintenance duties.
Candidates must be able to use tools and machinery safely and carry out basic checks or maintenance of grounds-maintenance equipment where required.
Candidates must be reliable, physically fit, able to follow instructions, work to schedules and deadlines, and work both as part of a team and independently.
The full detailed job description has not been provided on the order. The advert has therefore been prepared using the role title and interview instructions provided by the client.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out grounds maintenance duties
- Undertake grass cutting
- Undertake strimming duties
- Carry out hedge maintenance
- Carry out shrub maintenance
- Complete weeding tasks
- Support planting and general horticultural work
- Carry out leaf clearance
- Carry out litter picking
- Keep outdoor spaces clean, tidy and presentable
- Help maintain parks, green spaces and public areas
- Use grounds-maintenance tools safely
- Use grounds-maintenance machinery safely
- Carry out basic maintenance or checks on grounds-maintenance machinery
- Work to daily schedules and deadlines
- Follow instructions from supervisors or team leaders
- Work as part of a team
- Work independently and use initiative where required
- Maintain safe working practices
- Work outdoors in different weather conditions
- Support the Council in maintaining clean and safe outdoor environments
Essential Experience & Skills
- Previous gardening, landscaping, grounds maintenance or outdoor work experience
- Experience with grass cutting
- Experience with strimming
- Experience with hedge or shrub maintenance
- Experience with weeding, planting or general horticultural work
- Experience with leaf clearance or litter picking
- Ability to use grounds-maintenance tools safely
- Ability to use machinery safely
- Ability to carry out physically demanding work
- Ability to work outdoors in difficult weather conditions
- Ability to work to deadlines and schedules
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work independently when required
- Good reliability and timekeeping
- Awareness of health and safety when working outdoors
- Ability to follow instructions
- Practical, hands-on working approach
Desirable
- Previous local authority grounds maintenance experience
- Parks, street scene or public realm maintenance experience
- Experience using petrol-powered grounds-maintenance machinery
- Experience carrying out basic machinery checks or maintenance
- Horticulture or landscaping qualification
- Manual handling awareness
- Experience working in public-facing outdoor environments
- Driving licence, if required for travelling between work sites
Additional Information
Interview will be held on site.
Candidates should be prepared to discuss duties such as:
- Grass cutting and strimming
- Hedge and shrub maintenance
- Weeding, planting and general horticultural work
- Leaf clearance and litter picking
- Use and basic maintenance of grounds-maintenance machinery
- Keeping outdoor areas clean, safe and presentable
- Previous gardening, landscaping, grounds maintenance or outdoor work
- Using tools and machinery safely
- Working to deadlines or schedules
- Working in a team
- Working independently and using initiative
- Dealing with difficult weather or physically demanding work
Candidate submission deadline is 06 September 2026.
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Job Reference
OR113863