Grounds Maintenance Operative

Job Introduction

Job Title: Grounds Maintenance Operative – Ref: YHG/TP/11849/790

Salary Banding: £16380 - £16900

Job Location: St Helens

Contact Duration: Fixed term until end October 2019 

Hours (weekly): 38.5 (Monday to Friday)

Are you looking to utilise your horticultural skills, working in a varied role as part of a supportive team?
Your Housing Group has an exciting opportunity as a Grounds Maintenance Operative based out of our St Helens depot, supporting the Group’s Merseyside DSO (Direct Service Organisation) on a fixed term contract until the end of October 2019.

During the summer season, you’ll work Monday to Friday 8am-4.30pm, keeping your weekends free to spend time with your family and friends. In addition to our competitive salary, you will receive a Health Cash Plan scheme and other excellent rewards e.g. discounted gym membership and cinema tickets!

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, working as part of a small, supportive team, using your previous experience to deliver grounds maintenance, landscaping and environmental services to the Group’s customers, ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety and customer care - whatever the British weather brings!

Ideally, you will….

1. Be a strong team player with solid communication skills.
2. Demonstrate using your initiative.
3. Be certified to use of a range of associated tools and equipment.
4. Hold a full valid driving licence with trailer entitlement (desirable)

In addition to the above you will embrace the culture of continuous improvement to support Value for Money throughout the organisation and have a passion for doing things right first time.

Your Housing Group is a new generation of housing provider, working efficiently and effectively to build as many quality houses as possible, thereby playing its part in solving the national housing crisis. With over 28,300 homes across the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands, the business has a large portfolio of retirement living developments and an innovative private rental offer in Nuvu.

Prior to completing your application, please review the attached Role Profile to better understand the role and key responsibilities.                        

Closing date: 29 March 2019                    

Should we receive a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy earlier than the date indicated above

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for tenants or anyone who resides in a Your Housing Group property.  It also operates the scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability. Those applicants who meet the minimum requirements for the role as set out in the role profile will be guaranteed an interview.  Some roles may be subject to probity checks which will override the scheme where a potential conflict of interest or a probity matter has been identified.