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Sodexo Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Grounds Person at the University of Greenwich, ensuring the maintenance of the Winter Gardens. This role involves gardening tasks, visitor interaction, and compliance with health and safety standards. Enjoy competitive pay and numerous benefits while contributing to a welcoming environment.

Benefits

Mental Health Support

Employee Assistance Programme

Health and Wellbeing App

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Retirement Plan Membership

Death in Service Benefit

Career Growth Opportunities

Cycle to Work Scheme

Flexible Work Environment

Qualifications

• Experience working in community groups or similar settings.
• Keen interest in tropical and temperate plants.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the upkeep and tidiness of the plants and paths.
• Perform gardening tasks including watering, pruning, and weeding.
• Provide information to visitors about the building and plants.

Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Communication

Teamwork

Gardening Tools Usage

Job description

Job Introduction

Grounds Person

• £13.85 per hour
• 10 hours per week
• Working pattern: 10am - 4pm (1 hour lunch break included)
• Saturdays / Sundays (Including Bank Holidays, except Christmas Day and New Year's Day)

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At Sodexo, as a Grounds Person at the University of Greenwich, Avery Hill Campus, you will support the smooth, day-to-day operation of the Winter Garden. This role involves carrying out essential gardening and maintenance tasks while ensuring all work complies with health and safety standards. You will play a key role in maintaining a welcoming environment for staff, students, and visitors.

What you’ll do:

• Maintain the upkeep and tidiness of the plants, beds, and paths within and around the Winter Gardens.
• Be a key holder – to open and close the building and ensure its security (closed for lunch for 1 hour).
• Perform gardening tasks including watering, pruning, propagation, digging, and weeding.
• Adjust ventilation, monitor and report defects in heating and watering systems, and clean internal glazing at low levels.
• Provide information to visitors about the building, its history, and the plants within.
• Supervise and report any inappropriate behavior.
• Familiarize yourself with the names and specific requirements of various plants.
• Assist in implementing improvements to planting schemes under supervision.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Work all weekends and Bank Holidays, except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day.
• Be available to cover 28 days of annual leave by prior arrangement.
• Attend relevant training courses related to your duties.

What you bring:

• Knowledge of health and safety practices and willingness to learn more.
• Experience working in community groups or similar settings.
• A keen interest in tropical and temperate plants, and the history of the building, with willingness to undertake further training.
• Experience working and communicating with the public.
• Experience using garden tools.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Adherence to Sodexo's health and safety and equal opportunity policies.
• Knowledge of pond plants and fish.

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong to a company and team that values you, acts with purpose, and allows you to thrive in your own way. We offer a range of resources, rewards, and benefits:

• Unlimited access to mental health and wellbeing support platforms.
• Employee Assistance Programme for personal and work-related issues.
• A free health and wellbeing app with rewards, virtual GP, and other services.
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme offering deals and cashback options.
• Financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Sodexo Retirement Plan membership.
• Death in Service benefit.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Volunteering opportunities.
• Flexible, dynamic work environment.
• Competitive pay, full training, and protective uniform supplied.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!

*Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.