Grounds Maintenance Operative

1 week ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Sovereign Housing Full time
Here at
Sovereign Network Group we provide quality, affordable homes in happy, successful places.

What we do makes a real difference to people's lives, and you'll share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters in a environment where your health and safety is important to ensure you and your colleagues stay safe and well, everywhere, every day.


We are thrilled to have joined forces with Network Homes in October 2023, which now places us as the 6th largest housing association in the UK.

Sovereign and Network Homes have come together as SNG - an organisation that takes the best of both and makes it even better.


We are looking for a
Grounds Maintenance Worker to join our Property Maintenance Team in the
Reading area on a permanent basis.

You'll be completing grounds maintenance works at Sovereign Network Group's properties so you'll need a passion to work outdoors whatever the weather

The starting salary is £25,958 + Overtime.

What you'll be doing:

  • General grounds maintenance on estates, play areas and properties
  • Grass cutting and strimming
  • Pruning, weeding and spraying
  • Hedge cutting
  • Turfing and seeding
  • Sweeping and clearing paths and hard standings
You'll work a 40 hour week from October to April (8am to 4.30pm).

Then a 45 hour week when you are needed most, from May to September (8am to 5.30pm) the additional hours can be claimed as overtime on top of your basic salary.


To make sure we can deliver an excellent service to our customers you'll take 60% of your annual leave from November to March and 40% from April to October.


What we need from you:


You should have some experience of carrying out general grounds maintenance to a high standard, and be able to deliver an excellent service to our customers.

Have a strong health and safety mindset with knowledge of health & safety best practices.

Enjoy working as part of a team.


You'll also need a valid driving licence with a minimum of 1 years driving experience in order that you have the ability to drive a company van on occasion.


What you'll get from us:

- £450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice

  • Uniform & PPE
  • 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
  • Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
- iPhone and iPad

  • Wellbeing discounts including discounted shopping & cycling scheme
  • Generous pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
If this sounds like a role for you we'd love to hear from you

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