Grounds Maintenance Team Leader
Canterbury based, covering sites in the South East and Kent
£29,362 - £30,908 per year
40 hours per week – Monday to Friday – 8am to 4:30pm
We have an opportunity for a Grounds Maintenance Team Leader to join our Estates Team. As part of a team of 14, you will be working in a team of two with occasional lone working. You will be responsible for carrying out grounds maintenance, cleaning and caretaking.
This role is to provide an effective estate maintenance service and supervisory support that meets contract and customer expectations by applying appropriate horticultural practices. This will involve tasks such as but not limited too lawn maintenance (using a range of equipment including ride ons), weed control, bed and hedge maintenance, flytip collection and removal and working at height.
This role requires a UK driving licence and willingness to drive large wheelbase vehicles.
The role of Grounds Maintenance Team Leader will include:
* Providing supervisory support in keeping estates well maintained and clean in accordance with appropriate horticultural practices
* Providing accurate and timely information on progress and advice and ensure accurate daily work records are completed
* Responding positively to complaints and breakdowns in service delivery to meet customer expectations and elevate complaints as appropriate
* Ensuring tools and equipment are maintained in good condition and continue to be suitable for required tasks
* Using equipment and materials in a safe manner as instructed
* Carrying out all hazardous tasks such as spraying, in accordance with supplier guidelines and in a safe manner, ensuring relevant records are maintained to comply with health and safety and legal requirements
Skills and experiences:
* NVQ3 or equivalent in Horticulture or similar discipline
* Some practical experience of operating machinery and recent experience of undertaking a similar role
* Some experience in supervising others
* Some experience interpreting written instruction and maintaining simple written records
* This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
* A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
* Life Assurance
* Employee Advice Service including counselling
* Cycle to Work schemeVoluntary health plans
* Wellbeing support and tools
* Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
* £29,362 per annum (rising to £30,908 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
Equal Opportunity
Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working. Sanctuary Maintenance Contractors Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.
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