Gardener (Grade 4)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 6, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 5, 2026.
Gardener (Grade 4)
Temporary Contract - 19 Weeks - Possibility of Extension
Job Details
Client: Newport City Council
Directorate: Environment and Sustainability / Parks and Recreation
Reference: OR121444
Grade: 4
Vacancies: 1
Contract: Temporary Contract - 19 Weeks - Possibility of Extension
Start: 16 November 2026
End: 28 March 2027
Hours: 37 per week
PAYE Rate: £13.69 per hour
Working Pattern and Location
Location: Telford Street, Newport NP19 0ES. Monday to Friday rota. Summer hours: 07:30-15:30; winter hours: 09:00-17:00. The rota must provide cover for locking Belle Vue Park gates. Exact breaks and allocated rota are to be confirmed by Newport City Council.
Job Overview
Newport City Council seeks a Gardener (Grade 4) to support its Parks and Recreation service, helping maintain public gardens, landscaped areas, parks and other green spaces. The successful applicant will work outdoors and support safe, tidy, attractive public areas. This position also involves the rota requirement to cover locking Belle Vue Park gates.
Important - Please Read Carefully
This is a practical outdoor gardening and grounds maintenance vacancy requiring reliable attendance and the ability to follow an agreed rota. The original Matrix text supplied limited role duties; the standard gardening responsibilities below are indicative and should be confirmed against the Council's full person specification before candidate submission. A driving licence has not been specified as mandatory in the Matrix order.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out general gardening and parks grounds maintenance duties across allocated public green spaces.
- Support grass cutting, strimming, edging, weeding and seasonal planting where required.
- Assist with maintaining shrubs, flowerbeds, borders and landscaped areas.
- Collect litter and green waste and keep public spaces presentable.
- Use tools and equipment safely, following training and site procedures.
- Report hazards, damaged equipment and maintenance issues.
- Work effectively with parks colleagues and members of the public.
- Follow the agreed rota, including cover for locking Belle Vue Park gates.
- Observe the Council's health and safety, equality and environmental requirements.
Individual gardening tasks are indicative pending confirmation of the official detailed duties.
Essential Experience and Skills
- Ability to carry out physical outdoor work in varying weather conditions.
- Practical gardening or grounds maintenance skills, or closely related transferable experience.
- Reliability, punctuality, attention to detail and teamwork.
- Understanding of safe tool use and basic site health and safety.
- Availability to work the confirmed Monday to Friday seasonal rota and Belle Vue Park gate cover.
- Ability to travel reliably to Telford Street, Newport NP19 0ES.
- Right to work in the UK.
Desirable Experience
- Previous council parks, public open spaces or landscape maintenance work.
- Grass cutting, strimming, hedge trimming, weeding and planting.
- Experience using powered grounds maintenance tools following appropriate training.
- Awareness of public-facing parks maintenance and safe working around pedestrians.
Additional Information
Supplier submission deadline: 11 November 2026.
Target interview: 12 November 2026, on-site if required depending on response.
Maximum CV submissions per agency: 2.
Required at candidate submission: UK right to work, Criminal Convictions Declaration, CV and two years of references/work history.
On offer acceptance: Confidentiality Agreement and Contract / Key Information Document.
IR35: Inside, per Matrix.
Disclaimer
On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.
I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
Job Reference: OR121444
Strict Screening Questions
- Do you have previous experience in gardening, parks, landscaping or grounds maintenance? Please describe your duties.
- Have you used equipment such as strimmers, lawnmowers, hedge trimmers or other grounds maintenance tools?
- Are you comfortable working outdoors and carrying out physically active gardening work in different weather conditions?
- Can you reliably travel to the Newport work base at Telford Street NP19 0ES?
- Can you work Monday to Friday, winter 09:00-17:00 and summer 07:30-15:30, subject to the rota?
- Are you able to cover the rota duty of locking Belle Vue Park gates as required?
- Can you provide two years of employment references/work history and complete the required Criminal Convictions Declaration?
- Can you start 16 November 2026, work 37 hours weekly and demonstrate the right to work in the UK?
Skills
Gardening, Grounds Maintenance, Parks, Landscaping, Grass Cutting, Strimming, Weeding, Hedge Maintenance, Litter Collection, Outdoor Work, Manual Handling, Health and Safety