Ground Maintenance Operative in Barnet

The role involves delivering a consistently high-quality gardening and grounds maintenance service. You will be provided with tools and machinery to help you undertake your tasks, along with a new uniform, safety boots, and personal protective equipment. You must have the ability to work outside in all weathers and undertake physically demanding work.

This is a permanent full-time position covering our North London properties. For this role, you must hold a full clean UK driving license.

What you'll be doing:

• Carry out a range of tasks required for grounds maintenance including weeding, dead heading, hoeing, planting, pruning, cutting, and watering communal beds.
• Cut and maintain lawns and grass areas to a variety of finishes using various machines, including pedestrian operated, tractors & ride-on mowers, strimmers, and brush cutters, including fertilizer and pesticide application.
• Use and operate a variety of tools, machinery, and equipment in accordance with Group and manufacturers guidelines.
• Plan and execute small scale landscaping operations to enhance the appearance of our communal grounds.
• Remove leaves, moss, and snow as required, and apply salt/grit as directed.
• Respond promptly to acts of vandalism, including graffiti, and report all incidents to the neighbourhood hub.
• On-the-job supervision and coaching of apprentices/trainees as directed.
• Report any repairs or defects in communal areas to the maintenance department/line manager and follow up actions as required.
• Report suspected breaches of the tenancy agreement/lease to the Housing Services Manager.
• Provide cover in the absence of other colleagues.
• Be a point of contact for residents, assisting where possible or referring enquiries to colleagues.
• Be aware of vulnerable customers and highlight their needs to your line manager/Housing Team.
• Act in a friendly, polite, and professional way at all times.
• Understand your responsibilities as an employee under Health and Safety legislation.

What you'll need:

• Experience of undertaking gardening/ground maintenance duties.
• Experience of working in small teams.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of health and safety considerations as they apply to this role.

In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet the above criteria providing examples.

About us:

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own. A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work.

What's in it for you:

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailers discounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity:

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience, and perspective of each individual.