Estate Assistant
The Guinness Partnership are one of the largest providers of affordable housing and care services in England. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great place to work and be a great business.
Job Description
You will be responsible for delivering a high-quality grounds/gardening, and internal cleaning service to several of our schemes in Kensington & Chelsea and its surrounding areas.
Some of the key duties involved are:
- Lawn mowing/lawn care
- Border management
- Hedge cutting
- Litter picking
- Bin store management
- Internal cleaning of our communal blocks
The successful applicant will join us on a full-time, permanent contract, working 35 hours per week. The working pattern will be discussed at Interview. The salary is £27,023 per annum which includes a £4,000 Local Job Supplement.
We are looking for someone who has good customer service skills as you will be interacting with our customers and colleagues, and you would be working both within a team and on your own.
Schedule
- Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm
- No weekend working
Desirable but not essential
- An understanding of how to use mobile working devices e.g. tablets
- Knowledge and experience of the safe and regulatory use of horticultural fungicides and pesticides.
- NVQ 2 or 3 in Horticulture or of RHS/City and Guilds/HND equivalent
Interviews will take place on MS Teams on Friday 28th April 2023.
Please note that a holding a full clean UK driving licence (for manual vehicles) is essential for this role.
We are offering a Welcome Bonus is payable in 2 parts. £500 is paid in your first month’s salary and £500 is paid when you pass your probation. To be eligible for the Welcome Bonus you must be an external applicant and not currently employed by The Guinness Partnership
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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