Grounds Maintenance Operative

An exciting opportunity has become available to join in the house Housing Grounds Maintenance Team as an operative.

• Excited by the challenge of delivering a new service?
• Love working outside?
• Capable of seeing tasks through from start to finish?
• Do you have good customer service skills?; and
• Committed to delivering a quality service?

If so, this could be the job for you.

About the role

It is an exciting time for the grounds maintenance service following a restructuring of the work resulting in all grounds maintenance activities being delivered in house.

The service is made of three teams each supervised by a chargehand. You will be one of seven operatives working across these three teams delivering a variety of grounds maintenance related works across the District.

The successful applicant will be working in a fast-paced and busy environment. You will play a key role in delivering one of the most visible services that we provide to tenants in the District.

Who we’re looking for

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Have experience in the grounds maintenance sector,
• Have a knowledge of health and safety and safe working practices,
• Have good customer service skills,
• Are excited by the opportunity to deliver a service that makes a difference.

This is a full-time role and applicants must demonstrate they meet the criteria of the role as described in the Role Specification.

What we offer

When you join us your expertise/skills/experience will be valued and your career development will be our priority.

We are committed to creating a collaborative and innovative environment which empowers our employees/you to thrive. You will be part of a friendly, supportive One Team culture with the chance to make a real difference.

We believe in balancing hard work with fun. Our active social team organises two to three events a year, ranging from Staff Awards, quiz nights to rounders in the park helping the workplace to be productive and enjoyable.

We use Viva Engage to keep you connected and engaged and we hold regular face to face meetings, such as Chief Executive briefings to keep you in the loop.

The Warren Lane Depot is based in Hurst Green and there is on site parking available. The Queens Park Depot is based in Caterham and there is on site parking available.

In addition to the stated pay, we offer membership and contributions towards the Local Government Pension Scheme, payment of a relevant professional subscription and access to a discounted health scheme.

Please visit our website for more information about working for us www.tandridge.gov.uk/jobs and download our Working for Tandridge guide.

Diversity statement

At Tandridge District Council, we pride ourselves on maintaining an inclusive workplace, ensuring equality, fairness, and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do and good practice is embedded in the Council’s culture and services.

We welcome applications from all sectors of our community, including BAME, LGBTQ+ and all groups protected under the Equality Act.

Tandridge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Want to know more?

If this sounds like your kind of challenge and you want to be part of our friendly and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.

If you’d like to find out more, please read our role profile and specification, or for an informal discussion about the role, please e-mail Lee White, lwhite@tandridge.gov.uk

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey is part of the government’s plans for local government reorganisation. This means the current two tier system, where services are split between Surrey County Council and district and borough councils like Tandridge, will be replaced with larger councils, which handle all local services.

Although this may lead to some uncertainty for anyone considering a role with us, this process will take several years and during that time we still need to provide services.

When local government is reorganised, most staff will transfer to the new council which may offer additional opportunities for career development and variety as part of a larger organisation. The majority of the roles we currently have will still be needed whether that is for planning, housing, recycling and waste, finance, IT, HR etc