Grounds Person Grade 3 job at Portadown Full Time

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsible to: Team Supervisor or other supervising officer

Job Purpose

The person appointed shall work as a member of the Grounds Maintenance Service, and be responsible for carrying out grounds duties under the direction of the Team Supervisor or other supervising office

Duties and Responsibilities

• Setting out, marking and maintenance of all playing fields, sports and amenity areas.
• Preparation, planting and maintenance of tree and shrub areas, including any associated specialist work such as pruning and minor tree surgery.
• Preparation, seeding, turfing and maintenance of grass areas including the upgrading of playing facilities.
• Constructional labouring duties associated with the post.
• Carry out minor works including interpretation of plans, hard and soft landscaping, site preparation and construction.
• To accept responsibility for the direction of the work of trainees and/or other employees assigned to them.
• Use-and-routine maintenance of all powered plant, tractor mounted equipment and machinery necessary for the job.
• Opening, closing and locking gates, where appropriate.
• Driving and routine maintenance of any vehicle necessary for the transportation of goods, equipment and personnel.

General Conditions

• All duties must be carried out to comply with:

• The Health and Safety at Work (N1) Order 1978,
• Agreed Codes of Practice; including the COSHH regulations and Safe Working Practices manuals,
• Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments and Regulations and other legal requirements,
• Any other statutory regulations which may apply.

2. All duties will be carried out in the working conditions normally inherent in the particular job, including the agreed flexible working hours arrangement.

3. All necessary paperwork must be completed.

4. Duties will be carried out for jobs up to and including those in the same grade, provided such duties are within the competency of the employee.

Training

• Employees will accept any training to facilitate the undertaking of duties for jobs up to and including their own grade.
• Employees will accept training for jobs graded at higher levels than their own. Payment will only be made where there is a requirement by the authority for the higher level duties to be carried out, in adherence to EA guidelines.

This job description will be subject to review in light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

In accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to promote good relations, equality of opportunity and pay due regard for equality legislation at all times.

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Section 1 – Essential Criteria

The following are essential criteria which will initially be measured at the shortlisting stage and which may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form how, and to what extent you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted.

The following are additional essential criteria which will be measured during the interview/selection stage in line with EA’s Game Changing People Model.

Section 3 – Desirable Criteria

Some or all of the desirable criteria may be applied by the Selection Panel in order to determine a manageable pool of candidates. Desirable criteria will be applied in the order listed. You should make it clear on your application form how, and to what extent you meet the desirable criteria, as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted.