Maintenance & Grounds Operative

Hesley Group; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the care sector is looking for a Maintenance & Grounds Operative at their Low Laithes service. You will maintain high standards of the premises and grounds while working as part of a team. Candidates should be physically fit with relevant experience, contributing to a positive environment for all residents and staff.

Benefits

Continuous support and feedback through 1:1 supervision

6 weeks holiday

Ongoing free mandatory and development training days

Regular promotion opportunities

Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme

Cycle to work Scheme

Access to various discounts at a range of different retailers

Refer a friend scheme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar grounds or gardening role is desirable.
• Prepared for physical outdoor work in all weathers.
• Ability to build positive relationships with those we support.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of maintenance to buildings and grounds.
• Ensuring repairs are rectified swiftly and comply with health and safety regulations.
• Responsibility for checks on outdoor playing equipment and general external cleaning.

Skills

Physical fitness

Teamwork

Use of gardening tools

Tools

Hedge trimmers

Pedestrian mowers

Strimmers

Job description

About The Role

We are looking to appoint aMaintenance &Grounds Operativeat our Low Laithes service.

The role primarily involves responsibility for providing high standards of general maintenance to the buildings and grounds of the service. You will be responsible for ensuring the buildings are well maintained, repairs are rectified swiftly and that they comply with relevant health and safety regulations along with ensuring the grounds are maintained to a high standard.

The base of this role will be Low Laithes, however you may be required to travel to other services from time to time.

Working hours and days will be Monday - Friday 8am - 4.30pm plus the occasional weekend as required.

About You

The successful candidate must be physically fit, enthusiastic and have experience in a similar grounds or gardening role. Experience in a variety of grounds tools and equipment (hedge trimmers, pedestrian mowers, strimmers etc.) is highly desirable but formal training will also be given.

The role also involves working in both residential gardens but also wider communal spaces and woodland areas. This role also involves theresponsibilityof checks on outdoor playing equipment, general external cleaning or repairs and site management duties.

You should be prepared for the physical and outdoor nature of the role that requires you to work in all weathers. As part of a small team of grounds people you must be a good team player as well as have the ability to build positive relationships with the people we support and other employees.

*We are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship to new colleagues*

About Us

Benefits of working for us:

• Continuous support and feedback through 1:1 supervision
• 6 weeks holiday
• Ongoing free mandatory and development training days
• Regular promotion opportunities
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Access to various discounts at a range of different retailers
• Refer a friend scheme – earn a referral bonus for recommending successful new starters with us
• Free parking

Diversity, equality and inclusion are a priority for us. We aim for all our colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're building an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, age, socioeconomic status, family or parental status, beliefs and religions. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to support and offer the best possible care, education and vocational opportunities for young people and adults with learning disabilities.