Grounds Maintenance Operative

Overview

Salary: £28,039.00 - £28,500.00 per year. The starting salary is £28,880. Here at Sovereign Network Group we provide quality, affordable homes in places where lives can thrive. We are the 6th largest housing association by size, with almost 3000 colleagues, over 85,000 homes and over 200,000 customers across London and the South. We are looking for a Grounds Maintenance Worker to join our Property Maintenance Team in the Oxfordshire area on a permanent basis.

You will complete grounds maintenance works at Sovereign Network Group properties and should have a passion for outdoor work in all weather.

• General grounds maintenance on estates, play areas and properties
• Grass cutting and strimming, including use of ride-on mowers
• Pruning, weeding and spraying
• Hedge cutting
• Turfing and seeding
• Sweeping and clearing paths and hard standings
• Contribute to delivering an excellent service to customers

To support service delivery, you’ll take 60% of your annual leave from November to March and 40% from April to October.

• Experience of carrying out general grounds maintenance to a high standard and delivering excellent customer service
• Ride-on mower and trailer experience is preferable
• Strong health and safety mindset with knowledge of health & safety best practices
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Valid driving licence with a minimum of 1 year driving experience to drive a company van on occasion

• This role is subject to a satisfactory DVLA licence check

• Tool Allowance
• Uniform & PPE
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Flexible benefits: buy or sell holiday
• 3 wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
• Matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
• Van and fuel card for business travel
• Smart Tech – buy an electrical item and pay it off through your salary over 12 months

At Sovereign Network Group we are committed to inclusion and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We uphold our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy and encourage you to be yourself ase note a Basic DBS check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Our purpose is to provide good, affordable homes that are the foundation for a better life, and our vision is thriving communities across the South East and East of England with ongoing investment in affordable housing. Working with us is more than a job—you’ll help provide homes and services for those who need them and make a real difference in people’s lives.