Parks Maintenance Officer

Overview

We are looking for enthusiastic individual to join our Clean and Green team. The role will be based at the Councils Depot, and you will be working with a team who strives to deliver a great service to its residents. We are based in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, and the generous local government pension scheme. You can find more information about our benefits here.

The Clean & Green team clean and maintain our Parks and open spaces. The Parks Maintenance Officer role will provide a responsive inspection and maintenance service for playgrounds managed by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council ensuring our parks and open spaces are safe, functional and welcoming for everyone.

Responsibilities

• The Parks Maintenance Officer role will provide a responsive inspection and maintenance service for playgrounds managed by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council ensuring our parks and open spaces are safe, functional and welcoming for everyone.

Qualifications / Requirements

• If you have grounds maintenance knowledge and experience, knowledge & experience of maintaining and inspecting play equipment and a 'can do' attitude we would love to hear from you.

Additional Information

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist/veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

How to apply

Please contact for any informal enquiries.

Dates

Closing Date: Monday 2 February 2026

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.

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