Grounds Maintenance Operative

Title

Grounds Maintenance Operative

Contract Type

Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary

Starting from £28,280 per year

Grade

2

Persona

Contractual hours to be worked from allocated site(s) in East London, with ad hoc office attendance as required

Hours

8 to 4 Monday to Friday

Closing Date

25th May at 11pm

Interview Dates

4th June at our office in Stratford

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

Role Profile Grounds Maintenance.docx

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 scheme at Chobham Manor, Stratford, 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 – desirable

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!