Salary: £24,856.16 per annum plus benefits

Hours: 36 hours per week
(Seasonally Adjusted Hours – 40 Hours per week over 5 days April – September & 32 Hours per week over 4 days October – March)

Location: To cover the Shropshire and Staffordshire Areas

Contract type: Permanent, Full-time

Closing date: 5th September

Interview date: 16th September

Are you a great team player with a good eye for detail and looking for a new challenge? If you are, please read on as we would love to hear from you.

The Role:

We are looking for an individual who can undertake high quality grounds maintenance and landscaping duties across the Group’s portfolio of properties. Using a wide range of machines and tools to complete Grass Cutting, Pruning, Weeding and all other associated activates in a safe and professional manner.

What You Will Need:

You will need to hold a full clean driving licence with the ability to drive a 35cwt pick up and you will have relevant horticultural knowledge and experience. The ability to work as part of a team is important as is a tactful approach to dealing with tenants with the ability to show empathy with the social aims and values of the organisation.
Holding a licence for pesticide application and the ability to tow trailers is also desirable.

Benefits and rewards:

All PPE provided along with full workwear in company livery
Annual leave starting at 22 days per annum increasing with service to 30 days plus bank holidays
Competitive pension scheme
Health care options
Life Assurance
Financial, physical and mental wellbeing support
Discounted gym memberships, and discount schemes for shopping with national retailers, supermarkets, holiday and hospitality brands
Wrekin Reviive (furniture) staff discount – 30%
Subsidised canteen
Free on-site parking
Volunteering days
Cycle to work Scheme

About us:

We’re one of the largest housing and care providers in the West Midlands, with over 33,000 homes. Our mission is to create places that people are proud to call home.

We are guided by three core behaviours:

Own it – Take responsibility and make it happen
Improve it – Always look for ways to move forward
Live it – Show understanding and compassion in everything we do

We’re building something special — and we want passionate and talented individuals to help shape our future.

‘’Join one of the UK’s Top 50 House Builders
Housing Plus Group has been recognised as one of the Top 50 Biggest House Builders in the country, as featured in a recent Inside Housing report. As a growing organisation making a real difference in communities, we’re proud of our impact—and we’re looking for talented people to help us do even more.’’

Our inclusive culture:

The Wrekin Housing Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees. We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, creating a culture which is inclusive is crucial to the success of our organisation. All employees have the opportunity to become part of one of our networking groups, that enables them to make a positive contribution to our culture including networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, domestic abuse ambassadors, heritage and culture and our allies’ network.

Recruitment Process:
In partnership with our trusted external providers we are committed to undertaking care and safeguarding checks with all colleagues. These checks may vary according to the role you have applied for.

We also ask for two references for everyone who is offered a position, one of which must be your current or most recent employer. All roles will also be offered subject to satisfactory right to live and work in the UK checks; if you need any further information on these checks please visit www.gov.uk

How to Apply:

If you would like to join our team, please apply via the apply now button above as we would love to receive an application from you. If you have any question’s please reach out to our recruitment team who will be on hand to help and advice.

Email: Recruitment@wrekin.com

The Wrekin Housing Group Limited

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