Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative

7 months ago

Dorchester, United Kingdom Magna Housing Limited Full time

**Seasonal Grounds Maintenance Operative**
- ** Salary**:Up to £24,196 (DOE)**:

- Hours: 42hrs April to September, 36hrs October to March
- Location: Dorchester (Frampton), covering sites in Dorset
- Temporary Role: March to August 24

**At Magna our vision is to create great homes together. Magna have ambitious plans and we are seeking creative, aspirational and talented people to work with us**

**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.
- Further job details are available in the role profile attached to this advert.

**What you need to be successful**:

- Proven experience of providing a grounds maintenance service is essential, a willingness to learn with a positive and flexible attitude and great team player are key to this role.
- Applicants will need to have a full driving license and the ability and confidence to tow a trailer.
- The ability to get to and from the depot independently (Frampton)

**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
- Discounts on entertainment, high street shops and grocery shopping
- Wellbeing portal
- Colleague Voice

**Our full range of benefits can be viewed on our website under each vacancy**:
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Dani Davies - Resourcing Business Partner at or mobile: 07528 974936.

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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