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Groundsperson

4 weeks ago

NewarkonTrent, United Kingdom Walesby Forest Full time

**Job title**: Grounds Person

**Reporting to**:Works Manager

**Hours**:Part-time, 20 hours per week with weekend cover on a rota.

**Salary**: £10.88 per hour

**Based**: Walesby Forest

Walesby Forest is a charity with key goals to promote the development of young people, allowing them to achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and members of their local, national and international communities.

**Purpose**

Walesby Forest is recruiting for a grounds person to join its highly skilled and respected team that is responsible for the sustainable management of all grounds on the site.

This role is looking for a person with horticultural qualifications and experience to provide maternity cover for our resident horticulturalist.

Reporting to the works manager, the role requires a practical and motivated person with horticultural disciplines or forestry, grassland experience to deliver the annual maintenance programme. Specialist advice will be available from a professional external consultant on a regular basis.

**Specifics of the Role**

Habitats:

- Help deliver the protection and care of habitats
- Deliver the maintenance plan for all our grounds
- Develop the grounds for the betterment of local wildlife
- Break the annual programme down into monthly and weekly working schedules
- Deliver practical grounds maintenance work to protect and enhance the site
- Prioritise work that needs to be done to continually improve the standard of the grounds
- Plant, weed and maintain all public areas

Customers:

- To engage with guests, be an easily identifiable member of the staff team, and help create lasting memories for everyone
- Inspire others to love this beautiful place
- Demonstrate a passion for nature and the outdoors
- Share and promote the work that we do here, ensuring the site is protected and enjoyed by everyone for ever
- Respond to queries and explaining the value of the work being undertaken.

Health and Safety:

- Be responsible for all ground’s equipment and machinery
- Ensure PPE is sufficient and suitable for all tasks in hand
- Keep all grounds vehicles in a good, clean, safe and functional order
- Oversee the routine cleaning and lubrication of plant and equipment
- Promote strict procedures related to all grounds care equipment, storage areas and site vehicles
- Take responsibility for your personal safety and the safety of others affected by your work
- Ensure that health and safety is complied with across all working areas
- Work safely, with risk assessments and comply with safety procedures

General:

- Be enthusiastic with a willingness to learn
- Demonstrate what it means to be an excellent team player
- Assist other service teams as requested by a colleague or manager

Personal Specification

Knowledge:

- Ability to deliver a grounds management plan for the site
- Understand the basic principles of forest management and horticulture so that you can undertake work to the correct standards
- Understand the logistics of grounds maintenance and can use your knowledge to organise your own work

Experience
- At least one years’ experience in a similar role is essential
- Having chainsaw experience and certification including chainsaw maintenance, cross-cutting. CS30 & CS31
- Wind blow experience and medium tree felling CS32 would be advantageous
- Use of powered hand tools
- Driving agricultural tractor and other plant vehicles

Skills and Competencies:

- Full driving license with permission to tow a trailer
- Certificate in horticulture or landscaping desirable
- Certificate PA1 and PA6 in pesticide use is desirable
- Ability to carry out instructions, tasks and follow procedures
- Flexible approach to working patterns and changing circumstances
- Team player but also happy to work alone when required
- Good sense of humour and a positive outlook

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 20 per week

**Salary**: £10.88 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: grounds23

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