Here at Spennymoor Town Council we’re proud to serve the people of our vibrant town on the outskirts of Durham City.
We work closely with partners to deliver and enable a range of services to residents and visitors – from parks, allotments and cemeteries to community centres, community and civic events, and our amazing Town Hall which boasts performance spaces, an art gallery and mining museum.
Spennymoor Town Council are looking for a new staff for our great Grounds and Facilities team to join us as we work to create an exciting future and embrace opportunities to enhance this great town.
If you have the attitude, skills and experience that we need, we want to hear from you.
GROUNDS & FACILITIES TEAM LEADER
Permanent, full time (37 hours)
NJC pay scale 15 – 22
£ 30,024.00 £ 33,699.00
Your place of work will be the Council’s depot in Jubilee Park and any other Council facility or grounds. You will support the Grounds & Facilities Manager by supervising a large team of operatives and assistants.
You’ll have a sound level of knowledge of horticulture and/or facilities management practices. You’ll be able to build relationships with and lead a great team with a wide variety of skills and experiences.
You’ll spend much of your working days outdoors with our grounds and estates teams, supervising teams and individuals while also mucking-in on a variety of horticultural and maintenance activities.
You’ll work with the team and the Grounds & Facilities Manager to ensure safe, efficient and effective working practices, bringing forward ideas for modernising our tools, equipment and working procedures.
You must have a recognised supervisory or management qualification at level 2 or above and a horticulture qualification at level 4 or above. You may already have recognised qualifications in facilities management and/or ecology, but if you don’t then you’ll have a willingness to enhance your knowledge and skills in these areas.
For an Application Form and Job Description please email info@spennymoor-tc.gov.uk or ring the Town Council on 01388 815276
For an informal chat please contact Danny Booth: 01388 815276
Closing date is Friday 10th April 2026 at 5pm
We work closely with partners to deliver and enable a range of services to residents and visitors – from parks, allotments and cemeteries to community centres, community and civic events, and our amazing Town Hall which boasts performance spaces, an art gallery and mining museum.
Spennymoor Town Council are looking for a new staff for our great Grounds and Facilities team to join us as we work to create an exciting future and embrace opportunities to enhance this great town.
If you have the attitude, skills and experience that we need, we want to hear from you.
GROUNDS & FACILITIES TEAM LEADER
Permanent, full time (37 hours)
NJC pay scale 15 – 22
£ 30,024.00 £ 33,699.00
Your place of work will be the Council’s depot in Jubilee Park and any other Council facility or grounds. You will support the Grounds & Facilities Manager by supervising a large team of operatives and assistants.
You’ll have a sound level of knowledge of horticulture and/or facilities management practices. You’ll be able to build relationships with and lead a great team with a wide variety of skills and experiences.
You’ll spend much of your working days outdoors with our grounds and estates teams, supervising teams and individuals while also mucking-in on a variety of horticultural and maintenance activities.
You’ll work with the team and the Grounds & Facilities Manager to ensure safe, efficient and effective working practices, bringing forward ideas for modernising our tools, equipment and working procedures.
You must have a recognised supervisory or management qualification at level 2 or above and a horticulture qualification at level 4 or above. You may already have recognised qualifications in facilities management and/or ecology, but if you don’t then you’ll have a willingness to enhance your knowledge and skills in these areas.
For an Application Form and Job Description please email info@spennymoor-tc.gov.uk or ring the Town Council on 01388 815276
For an informal chat please contact Danny Booth: 01388 815276
Closing date is Friday 10th April 2026 at 5pm
