Grounds Operative
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,271 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Location: | Rochester, ME2 4NF |
| Company: | MHS Homes |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 15 |
Summary
Job Advert
Working with a team on our grounds and estates, key tasks include grass cutting, soft landscaping, maintaining plants and shrubs.
You'll have good communication and customer service skills, and the ability to read instruction manuals and guidance notes. You'll
need to be able to work with machinery and power tools. A full UK Driving Licence is essential.
We offer:
* A performance based annual bonus + pension contributions matched up to 6%
* 28 days holiday + bank holidays and the option to buy/sell holiday
* A uniform
* Training & Development and opportunities for continuing professional development including regular tool box talks
* A great team of colleagues to work with
* Regular charitable events and a range of wellbeing activities
* Enhanced family leave policies
* A really competitive package of flexible employee benefits including a cycle to work scheme
* Free parking
* Access to two holiday homes
Please read the role profile and our leadership behaviours for this role. If you meet the essential requirements, apply directly.
We look forward to hearing from you. Please complete all sections of the application form as fully as possible and give as much
detail as you can. Please refer to the role profile when telling us about your skills and experience. For equality, diversity and
inclusion, this role is being recruited to using an anonymised process. This means the interview panel see your CV or personal
details only if you're shortlisted for interview.
At mhs homes we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of
opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and
eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital
status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We’re a Disability Confident employer. This means if you tell us you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the
job, we’ll offer you an interview. We can be flexible when assessing people so everyone has the best opportunity to demonstrate
they can do the job.
Instructions for potential applicants: Please note we're using an anonymised recruitment process for this role. This means the
shortlisting panel will only see personal details or CVs if you're shortlisted for interview. Therefore, shortlisting will be done
based on your application and supporting statement. Please complete all sections fully and refer to the role profile when telling
us about your skills and experience.
Working with a team on our grounds and estates, key tasks include grass cutting, soft landscaping, maintaining plants and shrubs.
You'll have good communication and customer service skills, and the ability to read instruction manuals and guidance notes. You'll
need to be able to work with machinery and power tools. A full UK Driving Licence is essential.
We offer:
* A performance based annual bonus + pension contributions matched up to 6%
* 28 days holiday + bank holidays and the option to buy/sell holiday
* A uniform
* Training & Development and opportunities for continuing professional development including regular tool box talks
* A great team of colleagues to work with
* Regular charitable events and a range of wellbeing activities
* Enhanced family leave policies
* A really competitive package of flexible employee benefits including a cycle to work scheme
* Free parking
* Access to two holiday homes
Please read the role profile and our leadership behaviours for this role. If you meet the essential requirements, apply directly.
We look forward to hearing from you. Please complete all sections of the application form as fully as possible and give as much
detail as you can. Please refer to the role profile when telling us about your skills and experience. For equality, diversity and
inclusion, this role is being recruited to using an anonymised process. This means the interview panel see your CV or personal
details only if you're shortlisted for interview.
At mhs homes we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of
opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and
eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital
status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We’re a Disability Confident employer. This means if you tell us you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the
job, we’ll offer you an interview. We can be flexible when assessing people so everyone has the best opportunity to demonstrate
they can do the job.
Instructions for potential applicants: Please note we're using an anonymised recruitment process for this role. This means the
shortlisting panel will only see personal details or CVs if you're shortlisted for interview. Therefore, shortlisting will be done
based on your application and supporting statement. Please complete all sections fully and refer to the role profile when telling
us about your skills and experience.
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.