Grounds Maintenance Mentor and Driver - 8251

Title: Grounds Maintenance Mentor and Driver

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time, 36.25 hours per week

Salary: From £30,387 per annum depending on experience

Grade: 6

Reporting Office: Manchester, Trafford

Persona: Mobile/Field Based Worker: Contractual hours to be worked from various locations such as resident home, estates etc, with ad hoc office attendance as required

Working Pattern: 8 to 4pm Monday to Friday

Closing Date: 20th October at 11pm

Interview Dates: 29th October at our office in Stretford

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

Please click here to view the role profile: Operational Mentor Role Profile.pdf

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…

Previous candidates need not reapply. L&Q reserves the right to not progress applications for candidates who have had one unsuccessful application/interview process with L&Q for the same or similar role in the previous 12 months

Join our Clean Start Team at L&Q:

We are looking for a Grounds Maintenance Operations Mentor and driver. This is a supervisory position with the ground's maintenance team reporting to the team leader.

You will be tasked with supervising the local team on site, mentoring team members with a diverse background and actively developing the team by giving constructive feedback. You will be responsible for ensuring our customer standards and targets are delivered, time on site is recorded and that the customers experience of our service is positive. You will be a proactive member of the team, actively learning from customer feedback to improve the service delivery.

As part of our Grounds Maintenance team, you will work alongside other operatives and undertake grounds maintenance services to all contracted sites which include all aspects of hard/soft landscaping such as grass cutting, spraying for weed suppression, clearing leaf fall, and removal of unwanted growth from trees.

We have a very clear mission statement, we create clean, safe communities, a place that our residents can call home.

Your impact in the role:

• You will work alongside operatives giving assistance and direction
• Tenancy Clearance
• Taking on board customer feedback

What you'll bring:

• Good understanding of relevant health and safety regulations in a corporate environment
• Relevant Grounds Maintenance experience
• Relevant experience of leading a team or demonstrable experience in leadership
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Full, driving licence, you will be required to drive L&Q Fleet vans
• PA1 and PA6 City and Guilds is advantageous
• Chipping and Chainsaw experience is desirable, Experience of using a variety of equipment and hand tools
• Positive can-do attitude
• Knowledge of COSHH legislation

DBS - For this post the successful candidate will need to apply for or be in possession of an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) to enable them to work within the team. For further information about the Disclosure Barring Service please visit www.homeoffice.gov.uk

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Our purpose is simple – to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values, which outline our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q – click here to read more.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Find out more here.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!