Gardener

Jigsaw Homes Group Limited; Howe Bridge; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days holiday per annum

Christmas closure

Bank holidays

Buy/sell up to 5 days extra leave

Pension scheme

On-site gym

Training and development

Job summary

Jigsaw Homes Group Limited, a major housing group in England, is recruiting for a grounds maintenance role focused on enhancing residents' green spaces. You will help maintain communal gardens and grassed areas around homes and estates, with duties including grass cutting, strimming, and upkeep.

You will be passionate about gardening, enjoy working outdoors, and have experience using gardening machinery. A full UK driving license is essential, with disclosure of points or convictions required.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining communal gardens and outdoor spaces.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Passion for gardening and tidy outdoor spaces.

Responsibilities

• General grass cutting, strimming and upkeep around properties.
• Create neat and tidy communal gardens for residents to enjoy.
• Operate gardening machinery safely and efficiently.

Skills

Gardening

Outdoor work

Driving license

Tools

Gardening machinery

Job description

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)

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 on 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.

• 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 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.

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.

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