Overview
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Your Role
You will be responsible for landscaping tasks such as mowing, edging, trimming hedges, and maintaining soft landscaping areas. This includes planting trees, flowers, and shrubs, clearing snow from pedestrian areas, and ensuring walkways and car parks are properly maintained. You\'ll conduct weekly checks on groundskeeping equipment, perform litter picks, removal of fly tip items across schemes and address issues like dog fouling and sharps. You will apply herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides when needed and occasionally carry out hard landscaping tasks. You will also participate in estate improvement works, prioritise areas, and assist with compliance checks to keep the estate safe and clean. As part of our employment checks, this role will require you to complete a satisfactory Basic DBS check.
Although this role is advertised in a specific location, you will be required to work in surrounding areas.
Essential Criteria
* PA1 and PA6 NPTC Spraying License
* Needle and Sharp awareness
* Hold a valid driving license (must be manual) ideally with ability to tow
More About You
You must have a current manual driving licence, ideally with the ability to tow. You\'ll need a PA1 and PA6 NPTC Spraying Licence and be aware of needle and sharp safety. A good working knowledge of estate management issues and strong communication skills are essential. Experience in similar services is preferred, as well as IT literacy to use smartphones/tablets and messaging/file-sharing tools. You should be able to work independently, meet deadlines, and complete tasks to quality standards. You\'ll work as part of a team, communicating effectively with colleagues, maintaining positive relationships with customers, and respecting both colleagues and estates.
Benefits
We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. We offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, including:
* Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
* Company Van with fuel card
* Equipment including Power Pack tools and tablet provided
* PPE and Full uniform provided
* Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
* Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave (Including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell leave
* Overtime as and when required
* Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
* A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
* Training and development
* Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more
What’s Next
If you meet the criteria and are ready to take the next step in your career, apply via our simple 5-minute application process: upload a CV and a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team. If you are a Places for People customer seeking support with your application, contact skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk.
Please note that we may bring the closing date forward if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested, apply immediately to avoid disappointment.
If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad, ensure your CV is stored in the cloud; we support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox. If you are a recruitment agency, we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.
Safeguarding and Equality
Safeguarding: We are committed to creating safe communities by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including DBS checks where applicable. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns.
Armed Forces: We guarantee an interview for candidates serving or who have served in the Armed Forces and who meet the essential criteria.
Disability Confident: We are a Disability Confident Level 2 employer; disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. Neurodivergent: Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom – relevant location
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