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Skilled Gardener / Assistant Greenkeeper

Burnley Borough Council

Burnley (On-Site)

Temporary, Full time

Grade 4-5 = £24,790 to £27,269 per annum

36.25 hours

Temporary to 31^st October 2025

We are recruiting a temporary Assistant Green Keeper to help maintain a parkland golf course in the attractive setting of the Towneley Estate in the rural outskirts of Burnley. The course has an excellent reputation for quality and is managed in partnership with Burnley Leisure Trust.

Your duties will cover all green keeping activities including grass cutting, setting up the course, applying fertilisers, pesticides, topdressing and you will also operate and maintain a range of up-to-date machinery.

You must have an NVQ level 2 qualification in Green Keeping & Sports Turf Management (or equivalent qualification). Applicants with level 3 will be eligible for progression to grade 5.

Experience of maintaining golf courses and operating the full range of golf course machinery is essential. You must be able to deal with the public in a polite and courteous manner, work as part of a team, be physically fit and able to work in all weather conditions. You should be flexible in working hours and weekend work will be required for which overtime is paid.

We offer a career average pension scheme, family friendly terms and conditions and we offer excellent training opportunities.

If you would like to discuss the post, please call Damian Hartley, Towneley Estate Manager, on 07989 438838 or email dhartley@burnley.gov.uk.

Closing date: Sun 13/04/2025 at 23:59

Job reference: 309

Vacancy downloads:

Application_Form_Guidance_Notes_July_2024.pdf

Immigration_Asylum_and_Nationality_Act_2006_-_document_checks_updated_Apr22.pdf

Skilled_Gardener-Assistant_Green_Keeper_CG__temp__PK2385_Mar25.pdf

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