Gardening & Grounds Maintenance Assistant
| Posting date: | 28 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £25,095 to £25,095 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 September 2024 |
| Location: | Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 6DA |
| Company: | The Guinness Partnership |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10983_1724833903 |
Summary
About the role
We have a permanent, full-time opportunity for a Cleaner and Grounds Maintenance Operative to join our Estate Services team working in and around the Basingstoke area. You will be working 35 hours (Monday to Friday) from 8am-4pm with a salary of £25,095 per annum.
Reporting to your Estate Services Officer, you will be responsible for providing grounds maintenance work such as maintaining the external garden/car park/bin store areas etc.
Previous experience of grounds maintenance and some cleaning would be preferred but not essential.
Some of the key duties involved are:
- Cleaning the internal communal areas including lifts, corridors (mopping dusting and vacuuming).
- Bin store/bulk waste management
- Litter picking.
- External grounds maintenance (Hedge trimming, grass cutting, weed and moss control etc.)
- Customer interaction
About you:
We are looking for someone who has good customer service skills, you will be working as part of a team at times as well as your own. You will require a full UK driving licence as you will have access to a company vehicle during working hours.
You will also be able to demonstrate the following essential skills:
- Proven experience of achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Ability to carry out physical tasks within Health and Safety guidelines.
- Able to work effectively within a team.
- Ability to use all equipment safely and effectively.
- Ability to work effectively without high levels of supervision.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, including COSHH and PPE
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Good customer service skills.
- Full UK driving licence.
Desirable:
- Previous cleaning and grounds experience.
If you're interested in joining us and would like to apply for this role, please review the role profile to view all the key responsibilities to ensure you meet the essential criteria.
About Us
The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 140,000 customers nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our customers, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme