Assistant Service Manager

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading local council as an Assistant Service Manager, where you will lead a dedicated team in delivering grounds maintenance services. This role offers competitive pay, a strong pension, and opportunities for training and development, all while making a significant difference in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Employee discounts

Support for health and wellbeing

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong management skills required.
• Familiarity with street cleansing and horticultural methodologies.
• Understanding of health and safety regulations essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team in grounds maintenance operations.
• Provide resilience across service offerings and ensure customer needs are met.
• Monitor health and safety while fostering a culture of wellbeing.

Skills

Management Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Horticultural Knowledge

Job description

Assistant Service Manager | £37,938 -£40,476

Position reference:50119179

Directorate:Growth & Sustainability| Service:Environment & Transport

Salary: £37,938-£40,476

Working Arrangements: Monday - Friday

Hours per week: 37

Contract type:Permanent

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.

See our range of Employee Rewards:www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/staff-rewards-and-benefits/

Closing date: 18/07/2024at 23:59

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check

If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please [e-mail]

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Neighbourhood Servicesteam as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us makeBarnsley the place of possibilities.
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.

About the Post:

Neighbourhood Services are seeking a highly motivated and experienced officer to lead a multi-disciplinary team with their responsibilities being associated with a wide range of grounds maintenance operations.

You will require a wide range of skills and abilities ranging from effective and strong management skills to familiarity with the street cleansing environment through to horticultural and weed control knowledge, methodologies and legislative requirements.

You will need a strong focus upon health and safety matters and of the wellbeing of your team members as well as being confident to assertivelychallenge team matters and current working practice to ensure a culture of safety, wellbeing, excellence and continuous development and improvement is embedded.

As an Assistant Service Manager for Neighbourhood Services you will be expected to provide resilience on a contingency basis across the full span of our service offer and work closely with peers and both internal and external partners to ensure the needs of our customers and communities are met.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and abilities to help us to successfully manage and develop services, we would very much welcome your application.

Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.

Job Profile:Assistant Service Manager Neighbourhoods Job Profile.pdf

Vacancy Exposure Profile:Exposure Profile HIGH.pdf

Help with your application form

Why work for us?

Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in yourapplication formhow you meet the required criteria.

We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.

We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

CV's are not accepted for this role.

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