LES Operative 3 - 16 Posts

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for up to 16 LES Operative 3’s to join our Parks and Open Spaces service on a fixed-term basis for a period of up to 2 years.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

 

Position Details

LES Operative 3’s will be responsible for the maintenance of highways, properties, open spaces, inland waterways, and parks; carrying out semi-skilled work as required. This will involve operating and maintain a range of complex equipment, machinery, and heavy plant/power tools.

Applicants must be adaptable to ever changing workloads, have the ability to see tasks through to completion in a busy environment and to work with, guide and motivate other team members.  Knowledge of COSHH, Health & Safety and public safety are essential, as are good communication skills as you will be dealing with the public on a daily basis in the park.

Applicants should be proficient in operating complex machinery requiring a high level of maintenance and be able to demonstrate a knowledge of horticulture and specialist practical skills such as landscaping and construction. A Horticulture Level 3 (SCQF Level 6) qualification, PA1/PA6 training and certification, a First Aid certificate, and a current driving licence are desirable.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

 

Contract Details

Weekly Hours: an average of 37 hours

Work Pattern: 4 on, 4 off

Annual Salary: £22,961.65 - £24,494.21 on an incremental scale

Additional Payments: In addition to the annual salary the role attracts a non-standard work pattern/hours (NSWPH) payment of £2,018 and a working context & demand (WCD) payment of £1,088 per annum.

Posts are Permanent.

 

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service
• 5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year
• Local government pension scheme
• Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• Occupational Sickness Pay
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Glasgow Credit Union

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.

Application Packs

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return it to us.

Further Information

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation

 

For further information about working for us please refer to our website https://glasgow.gov.uk/article/5005/HR-policies