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The Vacancy

 

Salary: £24,682 per annum

Location: Wythenshawe (M22)

Hours of work: 39 per week

 

Are you an experienced grounds maintenance operative who can work with a number of different teams? Are you someone who takes pride in delivering quality work and providing excellent customer services?

 

Our Grounds Maintenance team is expanding and we have an exciting new opportunity to join the team in Wythenshawe.

 

We are looking for a talented individual who has the experience and technical knowledge for this busy role and who will be able to work well as part of our extensive property team to deliver the best possible service to our residents.

 

What you’ll be doing

 

• Routine grass cutting and general maintenance of open spaces and communal areas
• Clearance of gardens in order to return them to a maintainable standard
• Routine garden maintenance to occupied dwellings such as grass cutting, hedge cutting, basic plant care, pruning and weeding
• Tree maintenance
• To operate and carry out basic maintenance to all grounds maintenance machinery and equipment in line with Health & Safety regulations

All work we carry out is done with an ambition of “Right First Time” – completing the job fully with quality workmanship and excellent customer service, particularly ensuring that tenants’ belongings are protected and treated with respect.

What we ask of you

• Experience of working in grounds maintenance environment;
• Ability to work as part of a team, motivate and inspire team members and work effectively within a team with others;
• Experience with all associated plant and machinery, including ride on mowers, hand mowers, hedge cutters, strimmers, blowers etc.;
• The ability to lift (with assistance) and move hand held plant and machinery with a weight of up to 60kg;
• Able to use all hand tools, including wheel barrows, rakes, shovels etc.;
• Able to assist team members with the removal of fly tipped waste, large household goods, bulk waste, soil, rubble etc. and load vans and skips with waste;

 

The ideal candidate will hold an NVQ Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture or a similar topic and hold a full driving licence.

 

Due to the nature of the role, a full driving licence is required.

 

Why join us?

 

As an Investors in People Health & Wellbeing recognised employer we offer a wide range of benefits such as;

 

1. • 25 days Annual Leave, rising to 30 with length of service and subject to approval the option to buy and sell additional annual leave*
   • Enhanced leave options for Maternity, Paternity, Adoption & Shared Parental Leave*
   • Enhanced Pension scheme contributions
   • Our Health Care Plan gives you money back for dental, optical, therapy costs and more
   • Subsidised Healthy Living benefits i.e. gym membership or yoga classes
   • Subsidised Leisure Learning benefits i.e. finance towards driving lessons or learning a new language
   • Car Lease Scheme, Cycle to Work scheme*
   • Volunteering days in the local community
   • We offer a Salary Sacrifice Pension option*

*Subject to eligibility criteria

 

For more information see our Person Specification and Job Description via: Grounds Maintenance Operative (current-vacancies.com)

 

About Us

 

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) manages almost 14,000 properties, providing homes for more than 29,000 people in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.

 

We are committed to investing in the health, wellbeing and development of colleagues, who we will reward fairly and empower and trust to deliver their best work for the benefit of WCHG, our customers and stakeholders. WCHG is an inclusive employer of choice where differences are recognised as strengths in delivering our purpose. A disability confident employer WCHG will work to make reasonable adjustments where possible throughout its employment processes.

 

Our purpose is to provide good quality homes and services to our customers and leaseholders and to play a leading role in creating safer, healthier communities. WCHG boasts an impressive development portfolio which aims to deliver on average 1,100 new homes over the next five years with £195m estimated investment, leaving a lasting legacy in our communities.