Landscape Technician

Sanctuary Group; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Landscape Technician, where you'll be responsible for maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces across Kent. This role offers the chance to work in a supportive team environment, ensuring that gardens and grounds are kept in top condition. With comprehensive training provided and opportunities for career progression, you will play a crucial role in delivering first-class service to the community. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and a range of employee benefits designed to support your well-being and professional growth. If you have a passion for gardening and a commitment to excellence, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Life Assurance

Employee Advice Service including counselling

Cycle to Work scheme

Voluntary health plans

Wellbeing support and tools

Employee Networks for inclusion

Qualifications

• Experience in ground maintenance or similar roles.
• Ability to operate gardening machinery safely.
• Good interpersonal skills and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Perform grounds maintenance tasks like grass cutting and litter picking.
• Maintain tools and equipment in safe working condition.
• Provide accurate updates on task progress.

Skills

Ground Maintenance

Gardening Machinery Operation

Interpersonal Skills

Record Keeping

UK Driving License

Tools

Hedge Trimmers

Strimmers

Hand Tools

Job description

Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Sanctuaryprovide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary organisations. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values - working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.

Hanscomb House, Canterbury – Covering sites across Kent

£26,670 - £28,074 per year

40 hours per week

We have an opportunity for a Landscape Technician to join our team based in Canterbury. You will be responsible for the ground maintenance of sites across Kent, ensuring that all outside spaces are in excellent condition. The role will include both teamwork in a team of 2 to 3 people and lone working and you will be provided with a van and tools in order to get job done. Daily tasks can include weeding, trimming hedges/bushes, lawn mowing and litter picking around the different schemes. Training will be provided, and different opportunities are available to progress your career with Sanctuary.

The role of Landscape Technicianwill include:

• Undertaking grounds maintenance duties such as grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed/moss treatment and litter picking
• Ensuring all tools and equipment such as hedge trimmers, strimmers and all relevant hand tools are maintained in good, workable condition and are operated within a safe manner
• Providing accurate and timely information on the progress of tasks, completing daily work records as appropriate
• Complying with health and safety requirements in accordance with supplier guidelines and assessments

Skills and experiences:

• Previous experience working within ground maintenance or a similar role where operating gardening machinery is required
• Some practical experience of operating machinery
• An enthusiastic, well organised team player with good interpersonal skills
• Some experience interpreting written instruction and maintaining simple written records
• This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence

About us

Sanctuary Property Services provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values - working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• £26,670 per annum (rising to £28,074 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you – [e-mail]

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Maintenance Contractors Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.