Grounds Maintenance Operative in Brighton

Brockhampton Court - Grounds Maintenance 40 hours per week. We are a family run group of Residential and Nursing Homes in Shropshire, Cheshire and the Wirral and we want you to join our Springcare family. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, who strives to provide a healthy and respectful work culture. We are now recruiting for a gardener/maintenance person to raise and maintain the standards of presentation in the gardens at Westwood Hall in Brimstage.

Qualities

• Being a team player, who can also work on their own initiative.
• Have good communication skills, both written and spoken, and able to communicate with both residents and colleagues.
• Be committed to delivering a high standard of work.
• Be sensitive to the needs of others and mindful of our residents.
• Proactive, able to prioritise, and have a positive work ethic.
• Flexibility, and able to adapt to any ad hoc needs of the home.
• Be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer and/or handheld device.

About the role

A gardener/maintenance person’s day-to-day tasks can be extremely varied. One day you may be helping to build furniture, and another day carrying out routine checks around the home.

Main Duties and Responsibilities as a gardener

• To care for, manage and develop identified garden areas.
• To develop and maintain garden beds/borders.
• To use the correct garden machinery/equipment in order to carry out a variety of garden maintenance (mowing, strimming, hedge cutting, pesticide spraying) adhering to Health and Safety including wearing the correct PPE.
• To use the correct hand tools for a variety of garden maintenance (digging, planting, weeding and pruning).
• To have knowledge and understanding of the way in which to care for manage and develop identified garden areas, including soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed presentation and planting.
• To ensure the grounds are showcased for all special events e.g. Summer Fayre.

Daily tasks for a maintenance person

• Preventative maintenance and general building repair such as repairing broken locks, doors, and other loose fittings.
• Carrying out routine checks on equipment and services such as fire alarms, extinguishers, fire doors, and carrying out any tasks in the home's maintenance books.
• Minor plumbing and carpentry.
• Painting and decorating.
• Keeping the exterior of the homes clean, tidy, and free from trip hazards.
• Changing light bulbs and keeping stock of items such as bulbs, batteries, and other equipment.
• Before a weekend/bank holiday, checking that lights, equipment, heating, and items such as batteries, are all working.
• Providing meter readings for utilities and any boilers.

Ideal candidate qualifications

• Have good all-round maintenance skills such as joinery, plumbing and painting.
• Have experience within a similar environment/role.
• Show a good understanding of Health & Safety regulations and compliance.
• Be physically fit and able to lift lighter items of furniture/objects safely.
• Be able to maintain and use handheld tools safely (following any appropriate training).
• Be willing to attend any training that will develop their skills and would be relevant to their role.
• Hold a full driver’s license.

What Springcare can offer to you

• Permanent full and part time day contracts – with access to our work placed pension scheme.
• Early pay using Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay.
• Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers.
• Fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications (level 2 through to 5) with internal career progression opportunities.
• Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply).
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support.
• Family friendly policies.
• Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal.

Application requirements

Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

Commitment statement

Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care.