Grounds Maintenance Operative - 7325

Title: Grounds Maintenance Operative

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time

Salary: £26,780

Grade: 2

Reporting Office: London, Stratford

Persona: Contractual hours to be worked from allocated site(s), with ad hoc office attendance as required

Closing Date: 2nd December at 11pm

Interview Date: 11th December at our office in Stratford

Role Profile - Grounds Maintenance Operative (5).docx

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…

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

Join our Grounds Maintenance Team at L&Q:

We are seeking a Static Gardener/Grounds Maintenance Operative who is dedicated and easy-going individual to help maintain our schemes in East London. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of hedging, lawns, shrubs, and perennials, with the ability to organise and prioritise gardening tasks throughout the seasons and will have strong communication skills, both written and verbal and be IT literate.

Your impact in the role:

• Mowing and lawn care
• Planting and general aftercare
• Pruning and hedge cutting
• Weeding and border maintenance
• General landscaping upkeep
• Using horticultural machinery, including pedestrian mowers, hedge cutters, strimmer’s, and backpack blowers
• Pesticide application PA1 & PA6
• Working as part of a team

What you'll bring:

• Horticultural experience
• Good plant knowledge
• Driving license – disable
• Enjoys working outdoors.

DBS

For this post the successful candidate will need to apply for or be in possession of an Basic 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. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

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.

At L&Q, 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 and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read more.

At L&Q, sustainability is 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!