This fixed-term post, running to May 2027, sits in the Environmental Services team at Wythenshawe Community Housing Group. The post-holder coordinates frontline grounds maintenance, mobile cleaning, arboriculture and waste removal, supervising operatives and covering management when needed. It is a hands-on supervisory role, and some flexibility outside normal hours may be needed to meet service needs. A full driving licence is required.
What the job involves
- Supervise and coordinate grounds maintenance and mobile estate operatives, covering management when required
- Support the day-to-day delivery of grounds maintenance, cleaning, arboriculture, fencing, flagging and waste removal
- Plan workloads and deploy staff, plant, materials and other resources for productivity and value for money
- Monitor performance, attendance and service standards, coaching and developing colleagues
- Work with customers, colleagues, contractors and partners to maintain standards and resolve service issues
- Promote safe working, ensuring risk assessments, method statements and health and safety requirements are followed
What’s required
Experience
- Experience in Environmental Services, such as grounds maintenance, cleaning, arboriculture, fencing, flagging or waste removal
- Experience supervising operational teams to meet productivity, performance and customer service standards
Skills & knowledge
- Working knowledge of environmental services equipment, working practices and health and safety, including COSHH, risk assessments and method statements
- Organisation and communication skills, prioritising changing workloads and building relationships with customers, contractors and colleagues
- Confident using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook for monitoring and reporting
- Flexible, practical, customer-focused approach with commitment to continuous improvement and value for money
Checks & eligibility
- Full driving licence
- Basic DBS check
Nice to have
- ILM Award, completed or currently being undertaken
What’s offered
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 with length of service, and option to buy and sell additional leave
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave (subject to eligibility)
- Enhanced pension contributions and salary sacrifice pension option
- Health Care Plan with money back for dental, optical and therapy costs
- Subsidised healthy living benefits such as gym membership or yoga classes
- Subsidised leisure learning such as driving lessons or learning a language
- Car lease and cycle to work schemes (subject to eligibility)
- Volunteering days in the local community
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
