Landscape Technician

Sanctuary Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in East London seeks a Landscape Technician to join their Estate Service team. Responsibilities include grounds maintenance such as lawn mowing and pruning while ensuring safety and quality. Ideal candidates will have horticultural experience, good communication skills, and ability to manage work effectively. The role offers benefits like 25 days annual leave and a competitive salary starting at £27,940, increasing with performance. Join a diverse team making a difference in people's lives.

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

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support and tools

Employee recognition scheme

Supportive Employee Networks

Qualifications

• Experience working in horticultural grounds maintenance.
• Knowledge of operating garden tools and powered machinery.
• Full valid UK driving licence required for driving company vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Undertake grounds maintenance duties such as grass cutting and pruning.
• Maintain tools and equipment in good, workable condition.
• Provide timely task progress information and complete daily work records.
• Comply with health and safety requirements.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to manage and prioritise workload

Experience operating gardening machinery

Education

Relevant horticultural qualification

Tools

Hedge trimmers

Strimmers

Gardening machinery

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Landscape Technician to join our Estate Service team based in East London. Working as part of a small team of 3, you will be responsible for the ground works on several sites across the East London area. The role will involve lawn mowing, hedge/shrub pruning and litter picking. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and a well organised team player with good interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate will have previous experience of working in the horticultural grounds maintenance sector and will know how to operate garden tools and powered machinery. The role of Landscape Technician will include:

Responsibilities

• Undertaking grounds maintenance duties such as grass cutting, pruning, weed/moss treatment
• 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
• Previous experience working within a similar role where operating gardening machinery is required
• Relevant horticultural qualification required
• Good communication skills
• The ability to manage and prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines
• This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence

We provide in‑house repairs and maintenance for a wide range of properties, as part of a not‑for‑profit organisation. We foster a diverse and inclusive culture. Our customers are at the heart of all we do, and colleagues help make a real difference to people's lives. View more detail about what it's like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at http://www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

Benefits

• 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
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is £27,940 with an additional policy allowance of £793 per annum (rising to £29,411 with an additional policy allowance of £835 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)