Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Salary: Grade D

Location: Cambridge Road Depot / Boroughwide as required

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Hours: 39 Hours per week

DBS Check: Yes

Closing Date: 01/04/2024

Reference:

Ranger 3 Tractor Driver

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Ranger 3 Tractor Driver, Grade D to work in the Land Management Operations Team, Green Sefton.

Green Sefton provides our communities with a clean, green Borough including parks and greenspaces, nature reserves, trees, and woodlands, play and recreational facilities, municipal golf courses and our coast, beaches, and countryside, which include specially protected sites and landscapes, benefitting the health and wellbeing of residents, visitors, investors, and nature.  

The role primarily involves tractor driving duties, using different implements such as gang mowers and front loaders, scheduling works for self and alongside colleagues, working outdoors, undertaking a wide range of maintenance tasks, using a variety of tools and equipment, supporting volunteers, and dealing with the public.

The role sits in the Green Sefton Services Team, within In House Operational Services based in Cambridge Road depot as a main base but providing boroughwide support as required.

This is an exciting time to join the team and support the ongoing development of the Land Management Teams operations.

The closing date is: 01/04/2024.

Provisional Interview Date: mid-April 2024.

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.