Grounds Maintenance Operative
- Salary: Up to £26,162 (DOE) plus benefits.
- Hours: 42hrs April to September, 36hrs October to March
- (Paid average 39 hours per week)
- Location: Dorchester (Frampton), covering sites in Dorset and Somerset.
- Closing date for applications: 28th Jan 25 (Midday)
At Magna, our vision is to create great homes together. We have ambitious plans, and are seeking creative, aspirational, and talented people to join our fast paced, adaptable, and highly collaborative environment
The role & what you take care of:
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Grounds Maintenance Operative to join our team. Whilst mostly working as part of a crew of 2, you will be part of a team of 11 who cover Dorset and surrounding areas, working closely with other colleagues throughout the wider team and service.
- You will be responsible for managing our communal areas, grass cutting, minor tree works and hedge / shrub cutting.
- A comprehensive role profile is attached to this advert.
What you need to be successful:
- Proven experience in providing grounds maintenance services is essential.
- A willingness to learn, coupled with a positive and flexible attitude, as well as being a great team player, is key to this role.
- Applicants will need to have a full driving license and the ability and confidence to tow a trailer.
- You will require the ability to get to and from the Frampton depot independently.
This post is subject to a Basic Level Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Applicants with transferrable qualities are encouraged to apply.
Magna Benefits:
We pride ourselves on providing an excellent working environment and great benefits. We look after those who work for us as we understand that without the commitment of our colleagues, we would not be able to provide the fantastic range of services to our customers.
We offer:
- 25 days holiday (rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service)
- Pension matched up to 8%.
- Employee assistance & Health Care Cash Plan.
- Learning and Development.
- Company sick pay
- Wellbeing Portal and Colleague Voice.
- Mileage and Agile working
- Paid day a year to volunteer.
- Rental / Stamp Duty Loan and Credit Union.
- Discounts on entertainment, high street shops and grocery shopping.
Our full range of benefit details can be viewed on our website under each vacancy.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Dani Davies – Talent Acquisition Lead at: dani.davies@magna.org.uk or by mobile: 07528 974936
To apply please visit our website www.magna.org.uk, select Careers Tab / Current Vacancies / Role, or follow the link attached to this advert.
Magna reserves the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. We therefore highly recommend that you submit your application early.
We’re Magna Housing, a customer-centred housing association, mainly working in Dorset and Somerset (our head office is in Dorchester) with a vision to create great homes together. We want to make sure that we constantly add value to the lives of our customers, and our colleagues, and we work hard to deliver this year on year.
Our vision of “Creating Great Homes Together” is fundamental to the work we do and we have ambitious plans to be “beyond the best” over the next ten years.
Magna prides itself on being large enough to influence but small enough to care. We are on an exciting journey – one that requires agility in how the business develops over the next decade, and different, innovative ways of working as we explore new territory.
Inclusion is important to us here at Magna, and inclusion for everyone is our commitment to making long term and deep change to become an organisation known for being inclusive and welcoming for all. We won’t achieve our vision, mission or strategy without being inclusive. It is the foundation of how we work, our culture and our values and how we adjust to make sure our customer and colleague experiences are welcoming and relevant.
Our successes come through an appreciation of difference – different perspectives, experiences, thoughts, actions and skills. All of which add value and generate innovation. Embracing difference will enable us to get it right, first time, and offer the right homes in the right place for our customers.
For further information about Magna, please visit our website by clicking here.
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