Assistant Neighbourhood Services Operative (6-month fixed-term)

Assistant Neighbourhood Services Operative (6-month fixed-term)

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Working Pattern: Full time

Salary:  £24,796 per annum (37 hours per week)

Employment Location: Peterlee, County Durham

To maintain and enhance the cleanliness, safety, and overall appearance of Peterlee’s public spaces, ensuring a high standard of service delivery to the community.

Duties and responsibilities

• To undertake a wide range of ground and building maintenance tasks utilising craft skills including for example, soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, bed preparation and planting.

• To maintain sports pitches and play areas as required, including cricket wickets and the bowling green.

• To collect litter and empty litter bins, ensuring that streets, pavements, and public areas are kept clean and free from litter, debris, and graffiti.

• To undertake seasonal internal and external maintenance, including the planting of seasonal bedding schemes, gritting and snow clearance.

• To carry out arboricultural work including felling, pruning, shredding and chipping and assisting with the aerial work.

• To use and carry out basic maintenance of hand tools, equipment, vehicles and plant, including mowers, ride on mowers, strimmers, leaf blowers and tractors.

• To assist with the preparation and digging out of grave sites and maintenance of cemetery
grounds.

• To work outdoors in all weather conditions.

• To ensure that plant, machinery and equipment is properly used and cared for and that basic maintenance checks are carried out. Report all faults and defects to the responsible person as soon as possible.

• To ensure that personal protective clothing and equipment is used at all times.

• To ensure that all accidents, incidents and vandalism details are reported to supervisory staff as soon as possible.

• To participate in training initiatives and CPD courses as requested.

• To interact with residents and community groups to address concerns and promote environmental initiatives.

• To undertake any task commensurate with the role and at the request of the Managers or Team Leader within the Neighbourhood Services Department.

Please contact View email address on northeastjobs.org.uk if you have any questions.

Closing date for completed applications: Sunday 28th June 2026

Shortlisting date: Tuesday 30th June 2026

Interview date and Location: 7th July 2026 - Shotton Hall, Peterlee, SR8 2PH

Application Process

To apply, please complete the online application at

If you prefer a paper application pack, you can request one by contacting Matthew English, HR and Admin Assistant email: View email address on northeastjobs.org.uk Tel:  View phone number on northeastjobs.org.uk (ext 205)