Landscape Technician Charge Hand

We have an opportunity for a Landscape Technician Chargehand to join our Estates Team. You will be working in a team of two with occasional lone working. You will be responsible for maintaining communal grounds on sites located in and around Essex and Suffolk. This role is to provide an effective estate maintenance service and supervisory support that meets contract and customer expectations by applying appropriate horticultural practices. This will involve tasks such as but not limited too lawn maintenance (using a range of equipment including ride ons), weed control, bed and hedge maintenance, flytip collection and removal and working at height. This role requires a UK driving licence and willingness to drive large wheelbase vehicles. The role of Landscape Technician Charge Hand will include:

Responsibilities

• Providing supervisory support in keeping estates well-maintained and clean in accordance with appropriate horticultural practices
• Providing accurate and timely information on progress and advice and ensuring accurate daily work records are completed
• Responding positively to complaints and breakdowns in service delivery to meet customer expectations and escalating complaints as appropriate
• Ensuring tools and equipment are maintained in good condition and suitable for required tasks
• Using equipment and materials in a safe manner as instructed
• Carrying out all hazardous tasks such as spraying in accordance with supplier guidelines and in a safe manner, ensuring relevant records are maintained to comply with health and safety and legal requirements
• Ensuring driving on company business by holding a full valid UK driving licence

Qualifications

• NVQ3 or equivalent in Horticulture or similar discipline
• Pesticide Application Certificate PA1 – PA6 (or equivalent)
• Some practical experience operating machinery and recent experience of undertaking a similar role
• Some experience supervising others
• Some experience interpreting written instruction and maintaining simple written records
• A full valid UK driving licence and willingness to drive large wheelbase vehicles

We provide in-house repairs and maintenance for a wide range of properties, as part of a not-for-profit organisation. We foster a diverse and inclusive culture. Our customers are at the heart of all we do, and colleagues help make a real difference to people\’s lives. View more detail about what it\’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at http://www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers\’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary\’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working. Sanctuary Maintenance Contractors Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

Benefits and Compensation

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Effective 1st April £29,362 per annum (rising to £30,908 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering: