Grounds Maintenance Operative

Salary: £28,005 per annum

Closing Date: Sunday 6th September 2026

Are you looking for a new challenge? We have a great opportunity for you to join our Grounds Maintenance Team.

About Us

Rushcliffe Borough Council provides high-quality services to more than 110,000 residents in a borough made up of vibrant towns and stunning villages. Our Council offices are located in West Bridgford, Nottingham in a purpose built office and leisure centre facility, the Rushcliffe Arena.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Ground Maintenance Operative to join the Streetwise Rushcliffe Borough Council, undertaking gardening, grass cutting, hedging and various grounds maintenance tasks. You will need to have experience in Grounds Maintenance and be highly motivated, flexible and capable of dealing with a busy and varied workload.

Benefits Of Working For Rushcliffe Borough Council Include

Working in purpose-built offices and reduced membership of the onsite leisure centre Free car parking Rushcliffe Rewards- save money across a range of retailers and leisure providers Generous annual leave, opportunities to buy and sell leave. An opportunity to further your career with a high performing forward looking Authority with training to support CPD and personal development Local Government pension scheme A range of salary sacrifice schemes

Rushcliffe Borough Council supports flexible and part-time working in line with the needs of the public that we serve and the business needs of the Council. We believe that embracing flexibility is a smart way of working and ensures we can find and support the mix of talent and experience we need. We are open to a chat about flexible working possibilities when you apply for a job with us.

If you feel you have the experience and qualities outlined in the above post then you can obtain further details and apply online by clicking on the links below which include an online application (with the option of uploading your CV), job description, person specification and an application pack with contains further details.

You can also request an application form by emailing jobs@rushcliffe.gov.uk

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact Magdalena Szypkowska on 07773100994.

Closing date: Sunday 6th September 2026

Applying To Work For Rushcliffe Borough Council 2026 (2.68 MB, application/pdf) (2.68 MB, application/pdf) (2.68 MB, application/pdf) (2.68 MB, application/pdf)

Job Application Form

Grounds Maintenance Operative August 2026 Application Pack (308.07 KB, application/pdf)

Grounds Maintenance Operative Job Description (150.72 KB, Application/pdf)

Grounds Maintenance Operative Person Specification (152.89 KB, application/pdf)