Gardener

Jigsaw Homes; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement (24 days)

Christmas closure

Bank holidays

Buy/sell extra leave

On-site gym

Training and development

Social Housing Pension Scheme

Incremental pay

Sick pay

Job summary

Jigsaw Homes Group is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative in Greater Manchester. You will maintain residents’ green spaces and communal gardens across the group’s properties, delivering tidy, well-kept outdoor spaces with pride.

You will work full-time, enjoy an early finish on Fridays, and benefit from generous holiday entitlement, pension, and development opportunities as part of a supportive housing charity.

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds maintenance and outdoor work.
• Full UK driving license required.
• Ability to operate gardening machinery.

Responsibilities

• Maintain residents' green spaces and communal gardens.
• Mow, strim and maintain grassed areas around homes and estates.
• Use gardening tools and machinery as required.

Job description

£27,885 to £3,019,400 per year, Competitive

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

Yes

Closing Date:

25/11/2026

About this job

Would you like to work for a company who is accredited as an outstanding company to work for in Best Companies 2023? Jigsaw Homes Group offers employees a very competitive 24 days holiday per annum, plus 3 days for Christmas closure (5 day working week), plus bank holidays, plus additional days after 2 years continuous service (to a maximum of 5 days). We also offer our employees the option to buy/sell up to 5 days extra leave per year.

As a valued member of our team, your working day will finish at
4.15pm Monday-Thursday and you will have an early finish on a Friday at
2.30pm.

This allows for a great work/life balance for many employees.

As a Jigsaw employee you will also receive incremental salaried pay, occupational sick pay, access to the Social Housing Pension Scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, BHSF membership, access to on-site gyms and training/development opportunities.

If you are looking for a career with an outstanding company, then please read on.

Who we are: Jigsaw Homes Group is one of the largest housing groups in England with more than 37,500 homes across the North West and East Midlands.

We provide quality, low-cost housing and play a wider role in making sure our residents thrive in their homes and benefit from living in healthy, sustainable communities.

About the department: Joining us means you will be part of an Asset Management department that prides itself in investing in our own people to deliver a first-class property based service across the Group.

As well as grounds maintenance and estates services, we cover a broad range of disciplines from reactive and planned maintenance to property refurbishments, building safety and compliance.

You will be welcomed in to a committed and passionate team, with a key focus on professionalism and working together, to provide an excellent customer experience.

Role information: Working as part of a team, you will help enhance our residents’ green spaces, creating well maintained, tidy open areas of communal gardens and grassed areas around homes and estates.

From general grass cutting, strimming and up keep around properties, you will take pride in creating neat and tidy work, providing pleasant areas for tenants to use and enjoy.

You will have a passion for gardening and working outdoors and experience of using gardening machinery.

A full, valid UK driving license is essential (points/convictions must be disclosed) For more information regarding the role, please refer to the job pack below.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

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