Grounds Maintenance Operative 6 month FTC

CHP; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A local housing association is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative for a temporary contract lasting 6 months. This role involves delivering high-quality grounds maintenance services, operating horticultural machinery, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. The ideal candidate should have a manual driving licence, good physical fitness, and experience in grounds maintenance work. This position offers a salary of £28,560 pro rata per annum and opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Healthcare cash plan

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Competitive pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Evidence of good literacy and numeracy at GCSE level or equivalent.
• Experience of operating grass cutting equipment and other horticultural machinery.
• Able to work in all weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver grounds maintenance services including tasks like grass cutting and hedge trimming.
• Conduct maintenance and safety checks of equipment.
• Handle customer issues and attend meetings as necessary.

Skills

Literacy and numeracy at GCSE level

Operating grass cutting equipment

Ability to organize work

Physically fit

Full current manual driving licence

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Grounds Maintenance Operative for an 6 month FTC who will deliver a high-quality effective grounds maintenance service within agreed timescales to all CHP properties in the CHP Portfolio and our partnership agreements including sheltered schemes communal areas and individual properties ensuring CHPs land is maintained to a high standard to meet customer needs.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver a high-quality grounds maintenance service by undertaking tasks such as grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed control, litter picking, planting and minor tree works as well as undertaking repairs and maintenance of fencing, gates and posts.
• Carry out basic maintenance, cleaning and safety checks of horticultural machinery, vehicles and tools, reporting any defects or unsafe machinery/tools to your line manager.
• Effectively deal with issues/enquiries reported from customers or colleagues, reporting to your line manager any which you are unable to resolve and attending customers’ meetings where necessary.
• Assist team colleagues, supervisors and managers as required working as part of a larger team to contribute to the delivery of small repairs, empty homes and larger project works.
• Conduct all work to comply with current health and safety (H&S) legislation, including manual handling, working at heights and asbestos awareness, with method statements and risk assessments undertaken where appropriate.

What we are looking for

• Evidence of attainment of good literacy and numeracy at GCSE level or equivalent.
• Full current manual driving licence.
• Physically fit and able to carry out the demands of the job and prepared to work in all weathers.
• Experience of operating grass cutting equipment and other horticultural machinery.
• Ability to use own initiative to organise work to ensure delivery of efficient service whilst working safely at all times.

This contract will finish on the 31st of March 2026.

Benefits

• The salary for this post will be £28,560 pro rata per annum.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Healthcare cash plan.
• Robust employee reward and recognition programme.
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• CHParticipate volunteering programme.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• 25 days annual leave pro rata per annum plus bank holidays and 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year.
• 37 hours per week – employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager taking account of business need. We operate a hybrid working policy at CHP.

The Company

We're a local housing association that's passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we don't stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive.

We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We'll be bold and open‑minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives.

Our Values

We dare to be different and look for opportunities to evolve and experiment. We're comfortable taking calculated risks and aren't afraid to fail and learn from our mistakes. We're confident in our abilities and the contribution we can make whilst being sensitive and responsive to the needs of our people, customers and communities.

We show our understanding for others in everything we do and continually look for ways we can be helpful. We always assume best intentions and approach each situation with a warm heart. We give our support wherever we can and go out of our way to be kind and considerate to each other and our customers.

We welcome ideas and opinions that are different from our own and look for ways to bring them into our organisation and work. We value diversity of experience and thought and are proactive in addressing bias or prejudice wherever we find it. We treat everyone fairly and strive to be truly inclusive in every way.

We're resolved to do our very best for the people we serve and our employees by being our best every day. We're resilient in the face of difficulty finding creative ways to overcome obstacles. We're resolute in achieving our objectives and persist until we succeed. We're focused in our pursuit of excellence and don't compromise on quality.

Employment Details

Employment Type: Temp

Experience: Years

Vacancy: 1