At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a team delivering landscaping and grounds maintenance projects across Greater Manchester.
- Company: Groundwork Greater Manchester, committed to community and environmental improvement.
- Benefits: Full-time hours, hands-on experience, and opportunities for personal growth.
- Other info: Flexible working environment with a focus on health and safety.
- Why this job: Make a difference in your community while developing valuable skills in landscaping.
- Qualifications: No prior experience needed; just a willingness to learn and work as part of a team.
The predicted salary is between 18900 - 23100 £ per year.
As a working Team member, you assist and are involved in the delivery of landscaping, grounds maintenance, groundwork, and fencing tasks, with a particular focus on work at properties managed by social housing providers in Greater Manchester. These currently include Southway Homes, Great Places, and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, though this list is not exhaustive.
You will demonstrate a good level of competence in grounds maintenance, garden clearances, general landscaping, and fencing. You will provide support to team leaders and offer guidance to new or less experienced labourers or apprentices working with you as part of a small team.
Delivery- Be an essential part of the delivery of small projects undertaking landscaping, grounds maintenance, groundwork and fencing tasks, with guidance and support from Team Supervisor, Land Manager and Contract Manager.
- Ensuring compliance with all health and safety, environmental, reporting and quality management procedures.
- Maintain positive relationships and provide effective communication with any tenants, customers or other members of the public affected by works on site.
- Ability to adapt and work flexibly across a wide range of internal teams.
- Manage good working relationships with clients’ representatives.
- Develop and nurture partnerships and relationships at a delivery level especially in relation to landscape construction and maintenance.
- Identifying new opportunities for service area.
- Provide support with effective stock management.
- Responsible for routine maintenance of your vehicle, tools and equipment, completing all relevant log sheets.
- Pro-actively support new members of staff/volunteers with basic tasks, systems and trust familiarisation.
- Embeds culture and values to whole team through positive behaviours; providing supportive challenge to others.
- Actively shares knowledge and learning with peers and wider team.
- Embeds policy and procedure within delivery of all projects, with a particular focus on health and safety and environmental systems and procedures.
- Identifies opportunities for improvement within project delivery, as well as wider Trust activities.
- Continuously builds knowledge and awareness of emerging trends in industry.
- Employer: Groundwork Greater Manchester
- Locations: Greater Manchester, Tameside
- Role Type: Fixed term
- Working Hours: Full-Time
- Working Hours Per Week: 32-39
Landscaping Team Labourer in Manchester employer: your Jared
Groundwork Greater Manchester is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee development and fosters a supportive work culture. With a focus on meaningful projects in the community, particularly in social housing, employees benefit from hands-on experience, opportunities for growth, and a collaborative environment that values teamwork and communication. Working in Greater Manchester offers the unique advantage of engaging with diverse communities while contributing to sustainable landscaping and maintenance initiatives.
