Competitive
About the Role
A Gardener-Parks Services role is available in Bristol, working across the city's parks and green spaces on a temporary basis. This position involves maintaining diverse sites, including formal gardens, sports areas, woodlands, and nature conservation locations. The role requires hands-on horticultural care and grounds maintenance in all weather conditions. Candidates need experience in advanced gardening tasks and safe equipment operation, supporting a team environment. The working pattern is flexible with ongoing shifts. This position sits at Grade BG7, with salary dependent on assignment and experience. Berkeley Scott seeks an experienced professional for this role.
Temporary Gardener (Parks Service) - BG7
Location: Bristol (various parks andamp; green spaces across the city)
Salary: Bristolandnbsp;andnbsp;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)
Competitive