Land Support Officer in Welling

Job Description Kick On Recruitment is working on behalf of our client to recruit a Land Support Officer to join their Land Support function at a large, multi-use outdoor site. The site includes woodland, open spaces, landscaped gardens, water features and a range of buildings and facilities. While the role is broader than a traditional equestrian position, it does involve working alongside horses and other animals on site as part of a varied, outdoor-focused role. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining, developing and enhancing the land and facilities to a high professional standard, supporting the smooth and safe delivery of essential site services. This position is well suited to someone who enjoys working outdoors and takes pride in delivering high-quality land and grounds maintenance across a diverse environment. Role Responsibilities Personal (Essential): * Ensure daily maintenance schedules are carried out and completed * Ensure any daily and weekly tasks allocated are carried out and completed * Ensure any building maintenance tasks are carried out and completed * Supporting any projects and developments * Responding to any urgent tasks that are a risk to services and service users * Ensure that site security procedures are adhered to, that risk assessments are carried out to a high standard and that the site management is kept as a top priority. * Ensure all company assets, equipment and facilities are clean, tidy, well maintained and safe always. * Ensure that any start and end of day procedures are adhered to and that the security of the company assets and materials are secured accordingly. Team Responsibility: * Effectively work alongside the senior managers and staff * Reporting on a daily basis to the Land Support Supervisor * Responding to senior management requests from contracted work * Ensure as a team, all maintenance, tasks and projects are completed on time and to a professional standard * To work across teams supporting other areas of the business when required * Evaluating the effectiveness of procedures and producing constructive solution orientated feedback in team meetings * Understand business processes and supporting systems, specifically Health and Safety and Safeguarding of vulnerable children and young people. * Demonstrate an excellent level of understanding of the company portfolio of services. * Assist in the project management of new initiatives, activities and developments * Assist in the design and development of new initiatives, activities and developments * Help develop procedures for working practice within the Land Support Team Personal Development and Reporting: * Ensure you update your 4-6 weekly PDP regularly in a timely fashion for management review and attend your Personal Development Plan (PDP) meeting with your line manager. * Ensure that you attend team meetings as and when required which may be outside of your normal working hours to ensure that land support is not impacted. * Be flexible to attend evening or weekend training that are outside of your contracted hours on occasion for CPD as required for your development within your role. * You must be prepared if undertaking any professional training or personal development that the very best intentions and ability is given to ensure passing or attaining certification. * Ensure that all Sickness or Absence is reported according to Company Procedures. * Ensuring that Holiday Requests are processed according to Company Procedures. Personal Development This role has been specifically created to provide opportunities in several areas where there is a need to improve professional services. Those taking this role, after their probation and depending on their personal progress, will be offered to take on the following skill sets. Landscape Design – An opportunity to learn professional landscape designing and horticultural designs. Chainsaw Training – Training for arborist work on trees and large shrubs using large power tools. Requirements * Minimum 3 years’ experience working in a similar outdoor gardening-landscaping role. * Proven experience and understand of working outside all year round in all weather. * Ability to drive sit on lawnmower and or RV type vehicles. * Ability to use power tools. * Knowledge of plant and tree species and their care requirements. Benefits £28,500 – £30,000 Salary DOE Wellbeing schemes Private healthcare Uniform coat Loyalty holiday scheme Training opportunities Company pension scheme