Details
Employer: Whitehill Town Council
Contract: Full time
Salary: £30,515 – £32,578 (dependent on experience and qualifications)
Industries: Local Authority
Whitehill Town Council is looking for a hardworking, enthusiastic, and community-minded Groundsperson to help maintain and enhance the town's parks, recreation grounds, open spaces, allotments, and protected natural areas.
Working alongside the Town Clerk, Deputy Town Clerk, and Head Groundsman, you will help keep Whitehill and Bordon's outdoor spaces safe, attractive, and accessible for residents and visitors. Duties include grass cutting, planting, landscaping, pruning, operating grounds maintenance machinery, carrying out repairs and supporting the care of important local environments, including Bordon Inclosure. The role also involves working with community groups, landowners, and partner organisations on projects that benefit the local area.
Skills & Experience
To be proficient in a range of maintenance and practical skills including:
- Painting
- Basic plumbing
- Repairs to fencing, gates and play equipment.
- Experience in garden, horticultural and grounds maintenance, including planting, pruning, grass cutting, landscaping, and the maintenance of ornamental planting schemes, flower beds, shrubs, trees, landscaped areas and public open spaces, with a good understanding of plant care and seasonal maintenance requirements.
- Experience operating tractors, ride-on mowers, flail mowers, strimmers, hedge cutters, and other grounds maintenance equipment
- To undertake pre-use inspections, basic servicing, cleaning, and reporting of defects on machinery and equipment.
- Understanding of safe working practices when using machinery, undertaking manual handling, working near the public, and carrying out outdoor maintenance tasks.
- Knowledge of maintaining grassed pitch areas to a high standard, including cutting schedules, presentation, turf care, aeration, fertilisation and seasonal maintenance programmes.
- To hold an in-date playarea inspection qualification from a recognised body i.e. ROSPA
- To hold a tree inspection qualification i.e. LANTRA Basic Tree Survey
- Qualification and experience in the safe use of chainsaws for grounds maintenance and tree work.
- Legionella Awareness qualification and experience of undertaking routine Legionella monitoring checks on low-risk water systems
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Ability to undertake physically demanding work
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- A willingness to learn new skills and undertake training
- Good problem-solving skills
- Good time management skills
- To be able to work as a team and without direct supervision
- First Aid at Work/Emergency First Aid at Work
- Good communication skills
- An interest in conservation and the local environment
Please send your CV to ray.ramsay@whitehilltowncouncil.gov.uk. If your CV meets our criteria, you will be invited to complete an application form.
Closing date: 25 September 2026.
Early applications are encouraged, as the vacancy may close once a suitable candidate has been appointed.
For further information about the role contact Ray on 07769 021104.
How to apply
Applications close: 30 September 2026
Contact phone https://www.whitehilltowncouncil.gov.uk/vacancies
