Estate Operative

Estate Operative/Grounds Maintenance 

Location: Within Bernicia’s operational areas   

Contract:   Permanent Full Time or Seasonal Vacancy (March – October)

Hours:      37 hours (seasonally adjusted for summer/winter working – details at appointment) 

Salary:      £21,599.00 per annum (plus 5.5% from 1st April 2024).

Closing Date: 01 March 2024 (dependent upon the number of applications); with interviews the following week.

Bernicia are looking for an enthusiastic Grounds Maintenance Operative to join our busy team.

Working as part of our Estate Services Team, you will work alongside other operatives and undertake grounds maintenance services to Bernicia sites which can include aspects of soft landscaping such as grass cutting, strimming, clearing foliage and removal of unwanted growth from shrubs.

About the role:

You will work as part of a team who are passionate about providing an excellent service and making our estates attractive to places to live, ensuring our customer standards are delivered.

You will be a proactive member of the team, actively learning from customer feedback to improve the service delivery.

Ideally you will have experience and knowledge of using equipment to maintain green spaces and have a can-do attitude with a flexible approach to your working hours, particularly in the summertime.

Training can be provided for the right candidate.

About you:

You’ll need:

• Excellent communication skills
• A positive can-do attitude.
• Be physically fit.
• Great attendance and time keeping
• Flexibility
• Be able to work in all weather conditions.
• A full driving license.
• A team player.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.

The Benefits: 

• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) – pro rata for seasonal
• Make big savings on day-to-day expenses with discounts on shopping, groceries, holidays and days out through our Bernicia Own Benefits platform!
• Generous pension scheme 

About us:

• We’re all about helping people in need of housing.  We believe a good home makes lots of other things possible, so we provide great homes and services that do just that. 
• We’ve built Bernicia to be a business that people want to be a part of.  We’re one of the North East’s largest and most successful housing providers; building, renting, selling and managing homes as well as providing services to over 60,000 customers.
• Everything about Bernicia is people focused, that’s why we’ve held the Investors in People Gold Award since 2010. 
• We operate within a set of simple, but effective values, which blend perfectly to create our unique ‘Bernicia Way’ culture. This ensures we are customer focused, through working together, respecting each other, being accountable for our actions and demonstrating integrity and leadership.

Please note you may be required to drive for business, if this forms a requirement of the role.

If this is required, you will be required to hold a current and valid driving licence.

For more information regarding this role, please contact:

John Green – 07483371213 or john.green@bernicia.com

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised, should we receive a large volume of applications.

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The Group is fully committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and we particularly welcome applicants from groups who are currently under represented at Bernicia.