Yard Person

Company: Leicester City Council
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Location: Leicester
Job Description:

Reference: REQ7566

Description: Part Time / 25 Hours Per Week / Permanent Are you looking to join our trees and woodlands team? We are looking for a reliable and proactive individual to help maintain our operational areas, ensuring they remain safe, organised, and efficient for daily use. As the base for the Council’s Trees & Woodlands Team, the Beaumont Park Depot plays a vital role in supporting essential environmental and grounds operations across the area. This is a part time role working 5 days a week (08:30 – 14:00) on a permanent basis. You will be located at the council’s Beaumont Park Depot. You will be a qualified plant operator, including forklift and tele-handler with loading shovel. Have a full driving license. You will be able to follow written and verbal instructions accurately and complete basic documentation as required. You will be confident managing a wide range of deliveries to the depot and able to work outdoors in all weather conditions, including carrying out tasks involving manual handling. A good understanding of relevant health and safety practices is essential, along with the ability to work independently and carry out duties with minimal managerial supervision.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build an council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.

For an informal chat about this role please contact Dave Jones, Trees & Woodlands Manager at 079738 25072. Interviews / Assessments will take place on week commencing 8th of June.

Region: Central

Location: Beaumont Park

Salary: GBP 17,016 Per Year

Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): GBP 23,203.14

Contractual hours: 25

Basis: Part Time / 25 Hours Per Week / Permanent

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Posted: June 2nd, 2026