Job Title:Grounds Maintenance Operative Contract Type:e Permane Salary:?ent £24507.16 per a Working Hours:annum 35 hours per week, full Working Pattern:l time Monday to Location: Friday Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't?meet all the essential criteria on the job description.
Please note that whilst we will accept applications on the basis of any form of valid legal permission to work in the UK, we will be surrendering the Riverside Sponsorship licence, so for the avoidance of doubt, we are unable to apply for any further sponsorships whether on behalf of existing colleagues or candidates. The difference you will make as a Grounds Maintenance Operative s. To undertake a range of grounds maintenance work within your assigned region to landscaped areas, gardens and open spaces owned by the Gro About you roup. We are looking for someon e with • Environmental Services / grounds maintenance expe rience. • Ability to undertake manu al work. • Customer focussed with excellent communicatio Why Riverside? ion skills. At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewa rding lives. We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on boar rd to help us. Working with us , you’ll enjoy: • Competitive pay &generous pension • 28 days holidays p lus bank holidays • Flexible working options available • Investment in your learning, personal develop ment and technology • A wi Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside: wide range of benefits We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our cu stomers and colleagues. Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to be considered. Role Profile be guaranteed an interview. • Undertake general maintenance to hard and soft landscaped areas owned by the Group, including grass cutting, hedge trimming, litter picking, clearing leav es and shrub bed cultivations • Provide a rapid flexible response to the removal of fly tipping, rubbish removal and graffiti removal. • Maintain safe working practices at all times when utilising approp riate hand tools and machinery. • Report health, safety and environmental breaches and issues to the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor in line w ith the agreed escalation route. • Apply ‘Our Riverside Way’ within the environmental offer by delivering excellent levelsof customer service at all times. • Provide community insight, reporting any environmental issues, community safety or resident feedback to the Environmental Supervisor as appropriate and in line with the agreed escalation route. • Maintain effective relationships with c olleagues on each of our contracts. • Undertake personal development and training to keep up to date with all relevant legislation. • Work collaboratively and flexibly acro ss all teams within the organisation. • Ensure work activities are compliant with the organisation’s policies and procedures as well as external statutory and regulatory obligations. • Respond flexibly to any necessary changes in work priorities and undertake other duties when required to supportthe effective operation of the service. • Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and procedures • Ensure that health and safety requirements are met in accordance with the Group’s polic y, procedures and statutory requirements. • Ensure that all information security requirements, including data protection, are met in accordance with the Group’s poli Other Duties Additional Information licy, procedures and statutory requirements. • The Group has offices across the UK and on this basis, there may be the requirement to travel to other locations to effectively perform this role, albeit that regular support wil l be required to teams in Camden and Dartford • The role will be exposed to sensitive information; therefore, the role holder is expected to ma intain levels of confidentiality at all times. • In order to fulfil the requirements of this role, you will be requiredto work flexibly during the hours of operation. • The role holder is expected to be committed to equal opportunities and to promote non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken.
Person specification Knowledge, Skills and Experience Essential ce. • Ability to undertake manual w ork. • Customer focussed with excellent communication sk ills. • Clean driving l icence • Basic IT skills including MicrosoftOffice. • Excellent team player who can work flexibly to meet business requ Desirable uirements • Successful completion of a horticultural course.
