At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain beautiful outdoor spaces and ensure safety for our community.
- Company: Join VIVID, a leading provider of affordable homes with a vibrant culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy 26 days holiday, private medical insurance, and a generous pension scheme.
- Other info: Supportive team environment with opportunities for personal development.
- Why this job: Make a visible difference in your community while working outdoors.
- Qualifications: Experience in grounds maintenance and good communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 26509 - 26509 £ per year.
We’re VIVID! – We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people! Love working in the great outdoors? We’re seeking dedicated and hardworking Grounds Maintenance Operatives to join our customer-focused team! In this role, you’ll be responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of communal outdoor areas, ensuring they are safe, clean, and visually appealing for our customers.
We currently have 3 full time, 6-month fixed term contract opportunities available covering either Basingstoke, Eastleigh or Aldershot. Depending on your allocated patch, you’ll be contractually based from one of our local offices and will travel within the surrounding areas. These roles are 39 hours per week, offering the opportunity to work as part of a supportive team while making a visible difference in our communities.
Want to know what we can offer you?
- 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays) pro rata, with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
- A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home (pro rata)
- Uniform and PPE provided
- A generous contributory pension of 6%. We’ll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
- Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
- Private medical insurance
- Health care cash plan called Medicash
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- Access to counselling, legal and financial information
- Electric car scheme
- Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes
Here’s the facts about the role:
As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, you'll carry out a high standard of grounds work to make our communal grounds areas attractive for customers. You’ll have good communication skills and the ability to interact with residents and colleagues in a friendly and professional manner with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. You’ll have good knowledge and experience in this field with skills to operate a variety of equipment, machines and materials that you’ll use on a daily basis.
Duties will include:
- Routine grounds maintenance tasks, such as grass/hedge cutting, trimming, and weeding
- Hard area maintenance and low-level tree work as well as soft landscaping
- Shrub maintenance
- Ensuring communal areas are free from litter and debris
- Perform regular inspections to identify and address any potential safety hazards
- Assist with seasonal tasks, such as leaf removal
- Operating grounds maintenance equipment and tools
- Respond promptly to maintenance requests from residents
We do our best to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible. However, due to the nature of this position, the job holder must be capable of:
- Working at heights
- Manual handling and lifting heavy and bulky items
- A high degree of mobility, which will include walking/lifting/loading and unloading vehicles
Offers are subject to a full, clean current UK driving licence (held for at least 1 year) to be able to drive one of our vans when needed. This role requires a DBS check.
We're a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their VIVID home we’re here to help with that and more. Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, and this means in the quality, safety and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services so they’re easy to use and access by our customers.
We’re addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We’re the sixth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year. This is summed up in our vision “More homes, bright futures”.
As a ‘people’ business, we work hard to create a high-performing and fun working environment. We invest in our people’s development, whilst looking after their wellbeing with our award-winning initiatives.
We’re committed to diversity and inclusion, and want people from all walks of life to apply for our vacancies. We’re a disability confident leader with disabled-friendly offices and we’ll make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to help you; please note your needs on your application form. If you need additional support with your application, please get in touch with us on 02392 896758 or email HRrecruitment@vividhomes.co.uk. We’ll be happy to help.
Grounds Maintenance Operatives (6 month FTC) employer: Vivid Housing
At VIVID, we pride ourselves on fostering a vibrant and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee wellbeing and development. As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, you'll enjoy a supportive team environment while making a tangible impact in our communities, with benefits such as generous holiday allowances, private medical insurance, and access to extensive training programmes. Join us in our mission to provide affordable homes and create bright futures for all.
