Streetscene Operative - Nature Recovery

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Streetscene Operative – Nature Recovery

Job reference: HFST00046D1SEE

Location: Denbighshire

Salary: Grade 4 (£29,071 - £29,542 per annum)

Hours: 37 per week (5 in 7 day contract to include weekend working)

Contract: Fixed term until 31 October 2027

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated person to work with existing Streetscene teams across the county to help with the maintenance of the council’s wildflower meadow grassland sites and achieving its nature recovery goal.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with wildflower meadow management experience to make a real and positive impact on the conservation of important species and habitats within Denbighshire. The post holder will work with colleagues during the wildflower meadow season to manage and enhance our wildflower meadow site, as part of Denbighshire County Council’s Climate and Ecological Emergency Response, to ensure the ongoing success of the Wildflower Meadow project, as well as assisting with other nature-related and tree maintenance work throughout the county outside of this season.

Appointment subject satisfactory references.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post, please call Michael Bennion on 01824 708494.

What makes Denbighshire County Council a great place to work?

We believe the hard work and commitment of our staff should be properly rewarded, so we offer a range of benefits to help our employees achieve a work/life balance, develop in their career, and we support them in their work.

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays) rising with length of service to a total of 32 days

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Focus on Employee Wellbeing and access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)

• Lifestyle Savings via DCC Rewards Direct (high street shopping, holidays, days out etc)

• Family friendly policies

How to Apply?

To apply for this exciting vacancy, please complete our online application form via the website, where you can also view the full job description and personal specification:

www.denbighshire.gov.uk/work-for-us

Please outline on your application form how you meet all the essential criteria for this position within your supporting statement.

Candidates must complete an application form on our website to be considered. We regret that we are unable to reply to all applications. If you have not received a reply within three weeks of the closing date, you must assume that you have not been short listed for interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Denbighshire County Council is committed to Equal Opportunities and its Welsh Language Standards. We welcome applications in the Welsh Language and application forms received in the Welsh Language will not be treated less favourably than an application form submitted in English.