Team Leader - Grounds Maintenance (INTERNAL)

Directorate: Environment Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 36 per week, Annualised Salary: £37,794 - £41,511 Location: Oakleigh Rd depot / Boroughwide onsite Closing Date: 19th October, 6am This position is open to internal candidates only. Any applications received from external candidates will not be considered and will be automatically rejected. Important Information for Current Barnet Council Employees Where possible, employees who have access to Oracle are encouraged to apply via the Opportunity Marketplace (Internal Career Site). This helps to ensure applications are correctly identified as internal and avoids potential delays during the recruitment process. About Barnet Council Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do. About the Role: Responsibility for leading and supervising an operational team to facilitate the delivery of high-quality amenity horticultural operations within the London Borough of Barnet and to ensure that the service delivery meets the Councils policies and service specifications. Please click here to download the Job description for this role. (Right-click and select “Open in new tab” so you can keep the job description open while completing your application) About you: To be successful in this role you will need to be able to: Lead, motivate and support team members to ensure high performance Assign tasks and monitor progress Provide guidance, training and feedback to staff Resolve issues and support problem solving with the team and have good organizational skills Ensure company policies and standards are followed Communicate effectively with management and team members Have a full UK manual driving license Have extensive knowledge and experience of horticultural tasks What we offer 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme , which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership Excellent training and development opportunities Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance How to apply Read the job description and person specification before clicking ‘Apply’ to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact jules.diaz@barnet.gov.uk Interviews are planned for W/C 26th October 26th System notice: Some dates shown on our online application system (such as “Apply Before”) appear in US date format (MM/DD/YYYY) due to Oracle system settings. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a useful tool to support your application as a reasonable adjustment, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn, escalated to counter Fraud for further investigation and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Barne