Community Maintenance Assistant/Driver

Job Description

Carry out a range of Green space and road maintenance duties and related activities that support the wider work of our Greener Communities and Roads services in accordance with Spring/Summer and Winter Service/Flood response programmes working flexibly across these services, in order to achieve key objectives of the Councils Community Plan and Single Outcome Agreements and Best Value.

Requirements

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Responsibilities

These posts are based within Greener Communities, Western Road, Kilmarnock between the months of April - September and Ayrshire Roads Alliance, Gauchalland Depot, Galston between the months of October - March. The hours of work are 37 per week. The salary for the post is £24,223 - £25,493 per annum There are 5 posts available. Please note - Applicants must have a Category C driving licence together with Driver CPC or be willing to undertake the relevant training through East Ayrshire Council to obtain this. Successful employees will be issued with a permanent contract of employment where they hold a Category C driving licence together with Driver CPC. Successful candidates who do not hold a Category C driving licence together with Driver CPC and are required to undertake the training will be issued with a temporary contract of employment for a period of 12 months to allow them to obtain this. A permanent contract will be issued upon successful completion of the Category C licence.

The Individual

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