Gardener/ Caretaker

Location

Sheffield | United Kingdom

Job description

About you:

We are looking for someone who has good customer service skills, you will be working as part of a team at times as well as your own. You will require a full UK driving licence as you will have access to a long-wheeled flatbed vehicle during working hours and a mobile device.

Some of the key duties involved are:

• Grounds maintenance and gardening work
• Cleaning internal communal areas
• Litter picking
• Bin store/ management
• Using mechanical cleaning tools.
• Representing Guinness on site to customers, colleagues & contractors.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following essential skills:

• Proven professional experience of delivering grounds maintenance across a variety of sites and garden types.
• Experience and knowledge of lawn, shrub, and plant care
• Proven experience of achieving high levels of customer satisfaction
• Ability to carry out physical tasks within Health and Safety guidelines.
• Able to work effectively within a team.
• Ability to use all equipment safely and effectively.
• Ability to work effectively without high levels of supervision.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, including COSHH and PPE

Essential Skills & Experience:

• previous gardening experience
• Full clean UK driving licence.

Desirable:
* NVQ 2 or 3 in Horticulture or RHS/City & Guilds/HND or equivalent
* PA1, PA4b and PA6 NPTC Certificates.

If you're interested in joining us and would like to apply for this role, please review the role profile to view all of the key responsibilities and to ensure you meet the essential criteria.

About Us

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 140,000 customers nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our customers, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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Salary

£23.02k per annum