SEVENOAKS TOWN COUNCIL JOB DESCRIPTION
Position:
Open Spaces Gardener – Apprentice
Line Manager:
Open Spaces Supervisor
Date of Preparation:
February 2013
Open Spaces duties to include:1. Assist with regular maintenance of all the Town Council’s areas of responsibility
which include Vine Gardens, Upper High Street Gardens, War Memorial area,
Greatness Park Cemetery, St Johns Clinic borders, Community Centre
grounds, ornamental flower bowls and horse troughs
2. Assist with Grass cutting and replanting of flower bowls, borders etc.
3. Assist with maintenance of St Nicholas’ closed churchyard and other external
works
4. Assist with woodland maintenance
5. Assist with sports grounds maintenance
6. Assist with equipment maintenance
7. Assist with routine maintenance of Council property
8. Empty litter bins
Occasional duties at Cemetery to include:9. Assist with Grave digging
10. Assist with Grass cutting/strimming
11. Assist with Maintenance of Cemetery grounds to required standards
12. Assist with cleaning chapel/office/shower and public toilets within Cemetery
grounds
13. To carry out other duties as may be required from time to time by the Town
Clerk or the Open Spaces & Cemetery Manager.
14. This job description sets out duties of the post at the time it was drawn up.
Some detail may vary from time to time without changing the general character
of the duties from the level of responsibilities involved.