Grounds Maintenance Assistant

Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Voluntary and Community Organisations Limited; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community organization in Welwyn Garden City is seeking a committed Grounds Maintenance Assistant to provide high-quality gardening and grounds maintenance services. Ideal candidates should have experience in grounds maintenance, strong customer service skills, and be willing to work effectively both in a team and independently. The role offers a competitive salary of £25,845 annually, along with 25 days holiday, pension contributions, and various additional benefits.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Pension Contributions up to 9%

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds maintenance and customer service skills.
• Proven professional experience of delivering grounds maintenance across a variety of sites.
• Ability to carry out physical tasks within Health & Safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality gardening and grounds maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with standards, specifications, and timescales.
• Foster positive relationships with customers and contractors.

Skills

Customer service skills

Experience delivering grounds maintenance

Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation

Ability to work in a team

Job description

Responsibilities

gardening, grounds maintenance, and cleaning

Salary

Competitive salary of £25,845 per annum

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Requirements

experience in grounds maintenance and customer service skills

Our Estates Teams are critical for delivering a great resident experience. They work hard to provide a high‑quality estate service covering gardening, grounds maintenance and cleaning.

Position

We have an opportunity for a Grounds Maintenance Assistant to join our team in the Welwyn Garden City area on a permanent, full‑time basis.

You will provide a high‑quality gardening and grounds maintenance and cleaning, ensuring compliance with agreed standards, specifications, and timescales. This will include cleaning internal communal areas and keeping external areas well maintained.

You will represent Guinness on site, fostering positive working relationships working with customers, contractors, and colleagues to provide access, report any responsive repairs, fly tipping, graffiti, and safeguarding alerts.

What we?re looking for

We are a customer‑focussed organisation so we know that how we do things is just as important as what we do.

You will notonly be an experienced Grounds Maintenance Assistant, but you will also have great customer service skills and a willingness to go the extra mile. You will also be able to demonstrate:

• 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 & Safety guidelines.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and without high levels of supervision.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, Including COSHH and PPE.

Benefits

The Guinness Partnership have an outstanding benefits package to reward hard work and commitment to our values, this includes:

• Competitive salary of £25,845 per annum.
• Hours of work are Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week.
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + option to buy Extra Holidays + Allowance increases with length of service, plus Partnership Days.
• Pension Contributions ? up to 9% matching contributions.
• 3 x Life Assurance.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme which includes access to face‑to‑face counselling, a stress helpline and tax, fitness and childcare advice.
• A benefit scheme which pulls together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make savings on everyday shopping, fashion, electronics, travel, leisure and days out.

If this sounds like the role that you are looking for, we would love to hear from you, apply today!