Job Title: Grounds Maintenance Operative
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £24,507.16 Per Anum
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday
Location: Sandwell PFI, West Bromwich
To undertake a range of grounds maintenance work within your assigned region to landscaped areas, gardens and open spaces owned by the Group.
Role Profile
- Undertake general maintenance to hard and soft landscaped areas owned by the Group, including grass cutting, hedge trimming, litter picking, clearing leaves and shrub bed cultivations.
- Provide a rapid flexible response to the removal of fly tipping, rubbish removal and graffiti removal.
- Maintain safe working practices at all times when utilising appropriate hand tools and machinery.
- Report health, safety and environmental breaches and issues to the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor in line with the agreed escalation route.
- Apply ‘Our Riverside Way’ within the environmental offer by delivering excellent levels of customer service at all times.
- Provide community insight, reporting any environmental issues, community safety or resident feedback to the Environmental Supervisor as appropriate and in line with the agreed escalation route.
- Maintain effective relationships with colleagues on each of our contracts.
- Undertake personal development and training to keep up to date with all relevant legislation.
- Work collaboratively and flexibly across all teams within the organisation.
- Ensure work activities are compliant with the organisation’s policies and procedures as well as external statutory and regulatory obligations.
- Respond flexibly to any necessary changes in work priorities and undertake other duties when required to support the effective operation of the service.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and procedures.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Grounds maintenance experience.
- Ability to undertake manual work.
- Customer focussed with excellent communication skills.
- Clean driving licence.
- Basic IT skills including Microsoft Office.
- Excellent team player who can work flexibly to meet business requirements.
- It is a requirement that the role holder holds a current, valid UK driving license.
Desirable:
- Successful completion of a horticultural course.
Benefits
- Competitive pay & generous pension
- 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
- Flexible working options available
- Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
- A wide range of benefits
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.
We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.
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