Ground Maintenance Operative

Do you have experience of environmental clearances or garden clearances?

We’re looking to expand our team in Boston and are looking for Two Ground Maintenance Operatives,

In this role you will play a key part in delivering our vison of Places to be proud of.

You’ll make sure our neighbourhood and communities are clean and tidy so that our customers can feel safe where they live.

You will work alongside other LHP repairs colleagues to make sure our estates are clean, free of fly-tipping and that our houses and gardens are cleared ready for renovations to take place.

In this role, you'll work alongside another Grounds Maintenance Operative and be provided with an LHP caged vehicle. The vehicle will be based at one of our compounds, so you'll need to be able to travel to the compound each day to start and finish your shift.

At Lincolnshire Housing Partnership (LHP), we believe everyone deserves a safe, secure and supportive place to call home.

In this role you’ll have direct involvement in helping us achieve our ambition of ensuring shared spaces are clean and cared for.

We’re more than a housing provider — we’re a purpose ‑ driven team that cares deeply about our customers, our communities, and each other.

Alongside a salary of £28,694 you’ll enjoy a fantastic range of benefits:

• An employee wellbeing package worth up to £1,200 per year (Westfield Health)
• Enhanced family leave and maternity policies.
• A brilliant salary sacrifices pension scheme — with up to 12% employer contribution.
• 24 days’ holiday (excluding bank holidays), increasing annually for your first five years.
• Opportunities to earn extra leave for full attendance, plus buy/sell options.
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
• You’ll also join a positive team culture where your development is a priority and your ideas are valued.

This role will be based in our Boston communities; on occasions you may be expected to travel around our Lincolnshire communities including our properties in Grimsby.

The most important thing we look for is your attitude and values. We want someone who:

• Builds trust through openness and accountability
• Treats every customer with dignity and respect
• Works collaboratively with colleagues and partners
• Shows genuine empathy and understands different perspectives.

• A valid, clean UK driving license and access to you own vehicle
• Experience of completing environmental clearances or house clearances
• Experience of using small power tools and other hand tools.
• Knowledge of operating small plant tools (e.g generators, pressure cleaning equipment)
• Experience of using small gardening equipment (e.g. grass strimmer’s)
• Knowledge of Health and Safety process
• A learning mindset with the desire to progress into more skilled roles at LHP
• A strong team player

This role can be a great stepping stone into a trades career. Through our organisational development programme, you'll have the chance to develop new skills, gain recognised training, and progress into roles such as Painter and Decorator, Plasterer, or Multi-Skilled Operative.

At Lincolnshire Housing Partnership
, we’re committed to maintaining a fair, transparent, and accessible recruitment process. Upon request, reasonable adjustments will be made for all candidates.

It’s important to ensure that the role you’re applying for is the right fit for you. If you have any questions or need more information, please feel free to reach out to our recruitment team at R for a friendly chat.

To be eligible for employment with us, you must reside in the UK for the entire duration of your employment. You will be required to provide evidence of your Right to Work during the recruitment process.

All offers of Employment is subject to a DBS Check and Satisfactory References

Ground Floor Carter gate House Grimsby Lincolnshire DN
31 2LJ
United Kingdom