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Grounds and Maintenance Services
Make Cumberland bloom as you maintain the parks, gardens & public spaces our residents love.
Our People. The Place. Your Potential.
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Working in Grounds & Maintenance at Cumberland
The Grounds Maintenance Team are responsible for grounds maintenance of Cumberland parks, open spaces, cemeteries, closed churchyards, and Cumberland owned properties. We cover work across Cumberland from Bewcastle to Millom with a team of around 40 staff.
The type of work we do is grass cutting, floral displays, hedge cutting, shrub pruning, tree planting, football pitch maintenance, tree maintenance and gravedigging. We use a variety of machines and equipment to carry out our tasks including ride-on mowers, tractors, woodchippers, mini-diggers, pedestrian mowers, strimmers and hedge cutters.
We pride ourselves in training our staff to use machinery and offer horticultural qualifications which supports our aims of safe working and quality of work.
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Why Join Our Grounds & Maintenance Team
Take a look at the key reasons why you should decide to work in grounds & maintenance for Cumberland Council.
The Grounds Maintenance Team are responsible for grounds maintenance of Cumberland parks, open spaces, cemeteries, closed churchyards, and Cumberland owned properties. We cover work across Cumberland from Bewcastle to Millom with a team of around 40 staff.
We do grass cutting, floral displays, hedge cutting, shrub pruning, tree planting, football pitch maintenance, tree maintenance and gravedigging, among other things. We use a variety of machines and equipment to carry out our tasks including ride-on mowers, tractors, woodchippers, mini-diggers, pedestrian mowers, strimmers and hedge cutters.
We pride ourselves in training our staff to use machinery and offer horticultural qualifications which support our aims of safe working and quality of work.
If you're looking for a hands-on, vocational role in outdoor environment, our department might have the job for you.
Staff Benefits
Fair Pay
Great Holidays
Enjoy 25 days holiday (rising to 31 after 5 years) plus 8 bank holidays on top.
Better Retirement
Join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and build an inflation-linked defined-benefit pension.
Learning & Development
Build your skills and advance your career with our development options including weekly development time, informal training and formal qualifications (where applicable).
Flexible Working
We’re proud to offer a range of flexible working options whether that’s through varied hours, hybrid working or flexi-time.
*flexibility is dependent on the needs of the role
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Meet Zach Rudd
Parks & Open Spaces Team Leader
"I started as a temporary worker, working throughout the summer months carrying out ground maintenance. Over time, I got promoted and now I oversee the running of operational activities throughout Cumberland in parks, open spaces, care homes, children’s centres and cemeteries."
"Part of the role I particularly enjoy is seeing the development of colleagues. Whether this be through college courses relevant to the roles, training on machinery used each day to carry out our work or their social development through interactions with other council colleagues, customers from care homes and children’s centres or though interactions with members of the public in cemeteries and parks."
"Making a noticeable difference in the areas we work brings great pleasure. Keeping areas clean and tidy for members of the public to enjoy sets a great example."