Job Description

Job details

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Salary: 26,793 to 28,532 per annum (including allowances)
Location: Brookvale Depot, Northfleet
Status: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Closing date: 20 October 2025

The role

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Do you have a passion for the outdoors and a talent for fixing things? Gravesham Borough Council is seeking a dedicated Park Ranger to help maintain our beautiful parks, open spaces, and play areas. You'll be the eyes and ears of our green spaces, ensuring they are safe, clean, and welcoming for everyone. This varied role combines hands-on maintenance--from repairing play equipment to landscaping and horticultural work. If you're a skilled, proactive problem-solver who isn't afraid to get your hands dirty, we want to hear from you.

Key skills

Practical & Technical: Troubleshooting, welding and fabricating metal equipment, graffiti removal, playground safety surface repairs, and general maintenance
Organisational: Ability to manage your own time, plan work, and estimate required materials for projects. Methodical and well-organised
Interpersonal: Excellent communication and customer service skills. Ability to deal with difficult situations and enforce park bye-laws diplomatically
Administrative: Competent in completing written records, detailed inspection reports, and risk assessments.

Essential qualifications and certifications

A full and clean UK driving licence
Numerate and literate
RPII Qualification for operational inspections of children's playgrounds
Recognised Health and Safety Qualification
Weed spraying qualifications (PA1 and PA6)

Required experience

Proven experience in park maintenance, including knowledge of the relevant materials, methods, and tools
Significant experience dealing with the public in a professional capacity

Personal qualities and conditions

Personal Qualities: Proactive, uses initiative, a good team player, committed to excellent customer service and equal opportunities
Must be willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions
Must be willing to work weekends
Willingness to update skills and attend further training courses

Desirable criteria (advantageous but not essential)

A Forklift licence
Previous experience working for a Local Authority
Specific experience in graffiti removal
Specific experience in fabricating and welding

Working for Gravesham

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We are committed to delivering to the community and working with us means you are part of delivering the level of growth and improvement our community needs and deserves. A range of services have been provided to over 106,000 people and 4,000 businesses.


The Borough of Gravesham, situated in the north west corner of Kent, covers 25,000 acres of the most varied countryside in south east England. Bordered by the River Thames to the north, it is at the heart of Thames Gateway and has a significant role to play in the regeneration of a major government growth area.

Benefits

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A generous holiday entitlement, plus paid bank holidays
Use of a company van for business use only which can be taken home - more information supplied at interview
Additional OOH callout payment on top of salary - more information supplied at interview
Membership to Local Government Pension Scheme - Local Government Pension Scheme
Career development, training opportunities and access to e-learning
Access to eye care vouchers and VDU Glasses
External Occupational Health service
Cycle to Work Scheme
Access to EAP Services 24/7
Free parking

Important Information

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Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job description.


Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.


We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.


The proposed interview date for this role is 27 October 2025.


If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager call James Young on 01474 337663.

How to apply

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Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@gravesham.gov.uk by 20 October 2025.


If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.


All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Human Resources Team on 01474 337374.