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Gardener

On-site in Great Yarmouth·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Great Yarmouth Council

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Our summary

Salary: £25,949 a year
About £1,850 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Great Yarmouth
Contract: Permanent, full-time hours

Skills

Requirements

Education & certifications

Any acceptable NPTC or LANTRA qualifications

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

£25,948.96 per annum

The role

Great Yarmouth Services Limited is a GYBC wholly owned Local Authority Trading Company, which started 1st April 2023. It was created to provide frontline and commercial services on behalf of the Council.

GYS Ltd. are currently looking to recruit for 2 permanent full time Gardeners within our Open Spaces Department.

The role reports directly to the Open spaces Supervisors who lead and manage the GYS open spaces department teams across Great Yarmouth.

The successful candidates will be required to work within a small team, with a minimum of supervision and be able to carry out physical tasks associated with the role.

Permanent role, full-time, working 37 hours per week – Monday to Thursday 07:30 to 16:00 and Friday 07:30 to 15:30.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact GYS Ltd reception on 01493 801745.

Closing date for applications: 20th November 2026

Interviews will be held : Week Commencing 23rd November 2026 by Mark Laws (Open Spaces Assistant Manager) and Justin Driver (Open Spaces Assistant Manager).

Please note CVs are not accepted.

About You

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they have the following skills, knowledge, and work experience:

Experience in the use of grounds maintenance equipment and sector.
Physically fit with previous experience in similar manual works.
Full driving license
Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
Knowledge of COSHH legislation

About Great Yarmouth Council

Industry: Local government

In their own words

About the company & team

Great Yarmouth Services is a Local Authority Trading company, wholly owned by Great Yarmouth Borough Council. It was established in April 2023 to deliver the Council’s waste and street scenes services. Responsible for waste collections, maintenance and upkeep of Council-owned outdoor grounds and leisure facilities. While also ensuring and maintaining the cleanliness of public areas.

Our mission is to provide an effective and efficient service to residents, communities, businesses, visitors and stakeholders of the borough of Great Yarmouth.

Our employees are our one of our most important assets, and the quality and commitment of our employees is crucial to our success. We take pride in our services and understand the huge difference our employees make to the community living, working and visiting Great Yarmouth.

We offer a range of exciting benefits and are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment.

There is more information on the Jobs page of Great Yarmouth Services Website, with details of how to apply and the recruitment process. You will also be able to find more details regarding DBS checks (if relevant for the job role), Right to Work checks and our Privacy Notice.

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