Environmental Operative

Riverside; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

28 days holidays plus bank holidays

Flexible working options available

Investment in learning and development

Benefits package

Job summary

Riverside is seeking an Environmental Operative to maintain landscaped areas across its estates in Carlisle and the surrounding region. You will perform grounds maintenance tasks to ensure safe, neat outdoor spaces for residents and staff.

The role is permanent, full-time (35 hours/week), with a Monday–Friday pattern 8:00am–3:30pm. A clean driving licence and a customer-focused approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to undertake manual work.
• Customer focussed with good communication skills.
• Clean driving licence required.
• Basic IT skills including Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• 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 when using hand tools and machinery.
• Report health, safety and environmental breaches to the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor.
• Deliver excellent levels of customer service and uphold Riverside values.

Skills

Manual work

Customer focussed

Clean driving licence

Basic IT skills

Team player

UK driving licence

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Environmental Operative

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary:£24507.16 per annum

Working Hours:35 hours per week, full time

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 8:00am - 3:30pm

Location:Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Please note that whilst we will accept applications on the basis of any form of valid legal permission to work in the UK, we will be surrendering the Riverside Sponsorship licence, so for the avoidance of doubt, we are unable to apply for any further sponsorships whether on behalf of existing colleagues or candidates.

The difference you will make as an Environmental Operative

To undertake a range of grounds maintenance work within your assigned region to landscaped areas, gardens and open spaces owned by the Group.

About You

We are looking for someone with

• Ability to undertake manual work.


• Customer focussed with excellent communication skills.


• Clean driving licence.

Why Riverside?

At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working With Us, You’ll Enjoy

• Competitive pay & generous pension


• 28 days holidays plus bank holidays


• Flexible working options available


• Investment in your learning, personal development and technology


• A wide range of benefits

Diversity And Inclusion At Riverside

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.

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.

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

Knowledge, Skills and 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.

About Us

Riverside is one of the UK’s leading not-for-profit social housing and regeneration organisations, owning or managing around 75,000 homes from Irvine to Kent. We are a leading provider of supported housing services, particularly for those affected by homelessness, and our track record of transforming lives and revitalising neighbourhoods dates back over 90 years. We have plans to build over 15,000 affordable homes over the next decade.

Our Values and Behaviours

Creating an Inclusive Environment