Vacancy:
Labourer – Grounds Maintenance
Salary at SCP4 £25,185 per year rising to £25,583 on completion of training (if required)
37 Hour Week - Permanent Position
Dorchester Town Council is looking for a self-motivated person to help deliver quality grounds maintenance services for the residents and visitors to Dorchester to enjoy.
Duties will include the full range of maintenance tasks such as: Grass cutting, shrub bed maintenance, weeding and litter collection. Other duties will include basic tree maintenance and cemetery/grave digging duties.
You should have good team working skills and will be working across the wider town area to maintain the Council’s pleasure and recreation grounds, play areas and public open spaces. You will also be required to assist with the general repair of buildings, play equipment, seats, fences etc and to carry out hard and soft landscaping as required. You will be responsible for daily maintenance of plant, tools and equipment provided by the Council.
Relevant experience in the use of a range of grass cutting machinery will be an advantage. Should you not hold relevant certificates, then training will be given as part of a developing role/post.
This is an outdoor post and as such you will be expected to work in varied and sometimes unpleasant weather conditions.
Here is the application form, job description and person specification:
Labourer - person specification
Otherwise, an application pack can be requested from the Council Offices by calling 01305 266861 or emailing admin@dorchester-tc.gov.uk
The closing date for completed applications is noon on Wednesday 25th March 2026.
The Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Please see our Staff Handbook to find out more information about the council's employment policies.
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