About The Role

Job Outline: Green Assistant

Salary: £17,485 

Working Hours: [Monday – Friday] 25 hours per week in total- Shared role, 12.5 hours each 

Closing date: 6 May Noon 

About the role

We have an exciting new opportunity for two Green Assistants to join our team. This is a job-share role, with each position working 12.5 hours per week. Please note that the salary listed above is based on a full 25-hour-per-week role and will be pro rata for each position.

The post holders will be responsible for undertaking general garden tidying and light maintenance within private garden areas across the Claremont Ward. This support is offered to residents who have become overwhelmed with their garden spaces or who are unable to maintain them independently.

Key duties will include identifying gardens and outdoor areas in need of attention, engaging with residents to understand their needs, and agreeing on the required work in consultation with the Community Centre Coordinator. Once work is completed, the post holder will discuss ongoing support options with the resident to help them maintain their outdoor space in the future.

Additional responsibilities can include carrying out basic gardening tasks such as weeding, pruning, grass cutting, litter removal, and clearing overgrown spaces, reporting any safeguarding concerns, property issues, or environmental hazards encountered during visits, maintaining tools, equipment, and materials in a clean and safe condition, keeping simple records of completed work, resident interactions, and follow-up actions. Along with working collaboratively with community partners, volunteers, and local initiatives to contribute to wider neighbourhood improvement projects.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as an ambassador for the Claremont Ward and Enveco service.
• Engage confidently with residents across the Claremont Ward, building positive relationships and encouraging participation in garden support initiatives.
• Proactively identify gardens and outdoor areas requiring attention, assessing the level of support needed and feeding this back to the Community Centre Co‑o
• Carry out general garden maintenance tasks — including weeding, pruning, grass cutting, litter removal, and clearing overgrown areas — using hand tools only.
• Maintain daily communication with the Claremont Community Centre Co‑ordinator, providing updates on progress, challenges, and any follow‑up actions required.

About the rewards

• Employee discounts with various partners
• Company events
• Free Parking

Knowledge

• Knowledge of garden maintenance
• Knowledge of community engagement

Skills

• Ability to communicate with residents in a polite and friendly manner
• Ability to lift and carry on a frequent and repetitive basis and walk considerable distances.
• Excellent communication skills
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Ability to work unsupervised

Experience

• Experience of being able to carry out physical tasks related, e.g., gardening, tidying/maintenance

To learn more about the role, read the full job outline.