Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

We have a permanent, full-time opportunity for an Estate Assistant to join our Estates team working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, from 08:00am to 4:00pm. You will be responsible for providing high quality grounds and garden services to our schemes based in and around Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire.

Reporting into the Estates Services Officer you will be responsible for providing high quality Gardening & Cleaning services to our schemes. We are looking for someone who has good customer service skills as you will be interacting with our customers and colleagues. The work can sometimes be quite physically demanding. 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

Some of the key duties involved are:

  • Grounds, maintenance, and external gardening work (Hedge trimming, grass cutting, weed and moss control etc)
  • Cleaning internal and external communal areas
  • Using mechanical cleaning tools
  • Cleaning of internal communal areas including lifts, corridors (mopping dusting and vacuuming)
  • Bin store/bulk waste management
  • Litter picking
  • Customer interaction

Work Schedule

  • Monday to Friday – 8am – 4pm
  • 35 hours per week
  • No weekend working
  • Start and end location within Welwyn Garden City, you will be expected to travel within the home counties

Essential Requirements

  • Full clean UK driving licence.
  • Ideally 2 years gardening experience (but will accept less if you are the right candidate)

If you are interested in joining us and would like to apply for this role, please review the role profile to ensure you meet the essential criteria.

Please apply by submitting your CV as a word or pdf attachment. Interviews will take place in person on Friday 10th January in Welwyn Garden City.

Benefits

• Holidays We offer 25 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days).
• Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions.
• Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping.
• Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility
• Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death
• Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade
• VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work
• Access to the Finance wellbeing portal
• Professional subscription annual payment
• Travel season ticket loan
• Car lease scheme

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