Grounds Maintenance Operative

Do you take pride in well-kept green spaces and delivering work to a high standard? Are you someone who enjoys working outdoors as part of a team that makes a visible difference in local communities? We’re looking for Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) during our busy spring and summer period. These roles play an important part in keeping our neighbourhoods clean, safe and well maintained for our residents. Fixed-term contracts ending 30th September 2026.

As part of our Grounds Maintenance team, you’ll help maintain open spaces, communal areas and gardens across our communities. You’ll work alongside colleagues in our wider Property Services team to deliver a reliable, high-quality service, always with a strong focus on safety and customer care. All work is carried out with a “Right First Time” approach — completing tasks to a high standard while treating residents, their homes and belongings with respect.

• Carry out routine grass cutting and general maintenance of open spaces and communal areas.
• Complete garden clearance to return areas to a maintainable standard.
• Undertake routine garden maintenance at occupied properties, including grass cutting, hedge trimming, pruning, weeding and basic plant care.
• Support tree maintenance tasks as required.
• Safely operate and carry out basic maintenance of grounds maintenance machinery and equipment in line with Health & Safety regulations.

• Experience working in a grounds maintenance or similar outdoor environment.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and contribute to a positive team culture.
• Experience using associated plant and machinery such as ride-on mowers, hand mowers, hedge cutters, strimmers and blowers.
• Ability to use a range of hand tools including rakes, shovels and wheelbarrows.
• Willingness and ability (with assistance where required) to move equipment and materials and help with removal of garden waste, bulk items and fly-tipped materials.
• Experience delivering a customer-focused service.

• NVQ Level 2 in Amenity Horticulture (or similar).
• Full UK driving licence.

This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience, work outdoors, and play a key role in keeping our communities looking their best during the peak season.

Application Deadline - Sunday 15th February. Please note the above date is subject to change, and the advert may be closed early dependent on applications received. If you are interested in applying, don’t wait!

As an Investors in People Health & Wellbeing recognised employer we offer a wide range of benefits such as:

• 25 days Annual Leave, rising to 30 with length of service and subject to approval the option to buy and sell additional annual leave.
• Enhanced leave options for Maternity, Paternity, Adoption & Shared Parental Leave.
• Enhanced Pension scheme contributions.
• Our Health Care Plan gives you money back for dental, optical, therapy costs and more.
• Subsidised Healthy Living benefits i.e. gym membership or yoga classes.
• Subsidised Leisure Learning benefits i.e. finance towards driving lessons or learning a new language.
• Car Lease Scheme, Cycle to Work scheme.
• Volunteering days in the local community.

We offer a Salary Sacrifice Pension option subject to eligibility criteria.

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) manages almost 14,000 properties, providing homes for more than 29,000 people in Wythenshawe, South Manchester. We are committed to investing in the health, wellbeing and development of colleagues, who we will reward fairly and empower and trust to deliver their best work for the benefit of WCHG, our customers and stakeholders. WCHG is an inclusive employer of choice, where differences are recognised as strengths in delivering our purpose. WCHG operates anonymous recruitment selection practices. A disability confident employer WCHG will work to make reasonable adjustments where possible throughout its employment processes.

Our purpose is to provide good quality homes and services to our customers and leaseholders and to play a leading role in creating safer, healthier communities. WCHG boasts an impressive development portfolio which aims to deliver on average 1,100 new homes over the next five years with £195m estimated investment, leaving a lasting legacy in our communities.

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