Vacancy: Grounds Maintenance Caretaker Closing Date: Monday 9 June 2025 Shortlisting Date: Tuesday 10 June 2025 Proposed Interview Date: Monday 16 June 2025 Salary: £ 24,340.26 About the vacancy: In this role you will ensure the clean, safe, and tidy appearance of our estates, respective areas, and their environment. This includes A commitment to provide a strong community focus to improve the lives of our customers/residents. Demonstrating Hedyn equal opportunities, Health & Safety, and customer service standards in all activities. Ensuring that resident engagement and participation is at the heart of all activities. Ensuring the activities of the organisation are conducted to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in accordance with all relevant legislation. Specifically, you will: Communicate effectively with residents, internal trade teams and external contractors to ensure excellent customer service. Carry out ground maintenance works, vegetation removal, hedge and grass cutting and the treatment of weeds, moss, and invasive species. Using appropriate equipment i.e., hand tools, power machinery and vehicles with relevant training. Removal of weeds and overgrowth from Hedyn land including communal areas, footpaths, lanes, and open areas as agreed. To conduct daily safety checks of the allocated works vehicle and record the findings in the appropriate manner. Assisting with tidying of gardens of void and tenanted properties when requested. General clearance of litter and fly tipping on Hedyn land including shrub beds, small, landscaped areas and garage/car parking areas and removal of sharps and drug paraphernalia. When required, clearing of blocked bin chutes, topping of communal bins, cleaning of communal areas, including bin areas, staircases and landings of flats and maisonette blocks. Work with multi agencies on estates specific issues and projects including Hedyn colleagues, Community groups, PCSO etc. Undertake inspections and clearance of waterways. Contribute to combating anti-social behaviour by witnessing and reporting incidents to appropriate colleagues including Hedyn Management, Community Safety Wardens, and Police where appropriate. Working to Estates standards to provide a clean and safe environment and reporting issues relating to quality etc. on Hedyn properties and land in areas such as Grounds Maintenance, Refuse and Cleaning Services, trip hazards etc. Responsibility for maintaining adequate stock of materials and its safe storage. To ensure that the equipment owned by Hedyn is appropriately used, stored securely and report defective equipment to supervisor. To be able to prioritise workload and maintain accurate records for monitoring purposes. During winter months ensure Hedyn grit bins are replenished and to clear snow off main footpaths or walkways and spread grit as per the Hedyn gritting policy. Assist in maintaining a risk-based inspection regime for all Hedyn areas to satisfy Hedyn obligations in relation to public health & safety and to minimise potential liability claims. To observe all regulations related to Health & Safety at Work such as COSHH, Asbestos Awareness, Manual Handling, and the Organisation Health & Safety Policy. To assist fellow caretakers and other members within the estates team when required. Work collaboratively with all other service areas to ensure that works delivery is fit for purpose and capable of delivering Value for Money services across the business portfolio of activities. To mentor, coach and develop apprentices and other members of staff. To always work in a safe and appropriate manner to meet the duties and responsibilities within the Health and Safety policies and procedures of the association. Additional, reasonable duties as required. (Please refer to the attached role profile for more information.) For further information about the role, please contact Application Process: We require an application form to be completed for every role. We do not require recruitment agency support at this time and all speculative CVs will be treated as a direct application. Your Hedyn, our comprehensive benefits package: We believe Hedyn is a great place to work and it important to us that our people feel the same way. As well as offering varied and fulfilling careers, we want every colleague to feel appreciated. That means having the best possible benefits package, the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance and the opportunity to achieve your full potential. Enhanced Pension Scheme: We offer an attractive pension scheme with generous employer contributions. Enhanced Annual Leave: You will start on 25 days annual leave ( Bank Holidays) which would increase to 30 days following 3 years service. Agile Working Policy (dependent on role): Hedyn work with the philosophy that work is something you do rather than somewhere you go. Health and Wellbeing: We have many health and wellbeing policies and initiatives such as Cycle to Work, Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption and Sick leave and a sabbatical leave policy. Development: We offer many professional and personal development options such as paying for professional membership, sponsored study opportunities and career progression and development. We want you to be at your very best. Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application. If you are looking for your next career challenge, seeking responsibility, and are passionate about delivering the best possible service, we'd love to hear from you.