Grounds Maintenance Assistant
Location: Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, FK5 4WRSalary: Agenda for Change Band 2, £26,696 to £28,988 (pro rata) plus excellent benefitsSchedule: Fixed Term Contract 6-months, 36 hours per week. Rolling 4-week rota: 8am to 4pm with 2.30pm finish on Friday (week 2) and Monday (week 3)
Ready to impact a better future?As a Grounds Maintenance Assistant in our Health team, you’ll help maintain safe, clean, and welcoming hospital grounds that support patient care and community wellbeing. Your work will ensure that outdoor environments are fit for purpose, accessible, and maintained to a high standard.
You’ll play an important role in creating a positive experience for patients, visitors, and colleagues by keeping external areas safe, compliant, and well presented. From pathways to green spaces, your contribution helps create an environment people can trust and take pride in every day.
What you’ll do as Grounds Maintenance Assistant
You’ll be entrusted to:
- Carry out planned and reactive grounds maintenance across external areas including gardens, pathways, and car parks
- Undertake routine preventative maintenance including waste removal and disposal
- Maintain building perimeters, pathways, and external spaces to a high standard
- Complete basic external fabric tasks including cleaning accessible roofs and gullies
- Conduct equipment checks and maintain accurate maintenance records
- Support site operations by escorting contractors and collecting materials when required
Does this sound like you?
- Experience in a maintenance or manual handling role
- An understanding of health and safety and safe working practices
- Strong teamwork and communication skills
- A proactive and responsible approach to your work
- Full UK driving licence
Vetting and checks:This role requires membership of the PVG Scheme, which involves a detailed check of spent and unspent convictions and other relevant information to ensure safeguarding compliance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can provide any necessary support to help you carry out your responsibilities.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’re part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
- Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.
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