Grounds Maintenance and DMC Operative

Grounds Maintenance and DMC Operative

T09:56:23

Location:

Basildon, Essex, GB, SS14 2

Any

Closing Date: T00:45:29.02

Grounds Maintenance and DMC Operative £29,645 per annum

Type:
Permanent, Full-Time

We are looking for a Grounds Maintenance/ DMC Support Operative to provide flexible, seasonal support across the Grounds Maintenance (March to October) and DMC (October to March) services, delivering a high-quality, customer-focused service across all Delta properties and partnership agreements. Ensure land, communal areas and individual homes are maintained to a high standard, meeting agreed timescales, budgets and performance targets. Adopt a flexible approach to undertake a wide range of tasks across service areas, enabling the efficient, right-first-time delivery of a cost-effective service.

• Deliver high-quality grounds maintenance services, including grass cutting, hedge trimming, weed control, litter picking, planting and minor tree works.
• Undertake mould treatments and washing using appropriate equipment and technology to mitigate damp risks.
• Carry out a range of enabling works to support customers in living safely in their homes.
• Complete minor repairs and maintenance, including basic plumbing, window and door checks, glazing measurements, insulation, decoration, and fencing/gate repairs.
• Operate, record and report in line with health and safety requirements, including manual handling, working at height and asbestos awareness, ensuring risk assessments are followed and unsafe practices reported.

• Full, current manual driving licence.
• Ability to undertake general horticultural work such as shrub beds and hedge trimming.
• Knowledge of manual handling and health and safety requirements.
• Ability to use own initiative to organise work to ensure delivery of efficient service whilst working safely at all times.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of customers.
• Ability to learn and undertake new skills when required.

• The salary for this post will be £29,645 Per Annum.
• Learning and development opportunities
• Healthcare cash plan
• Robust employee reward and recognition programme
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering programme
• Competitive pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays, 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year and 1 wellbeing day per annum.
• 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need.
• We operate a hybrid working policy at Delta Housing Ltd.
• Please note:
  
  We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications or successfully appoint a candidate before the closing date. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.