Garden Maintenance Assistant

5 months ago

Honiton, United Kingdom Retirement Villages Group – Gittisham Hill Park Full time

**Role**

Gardener\Maintenance Assistant

**Reports to**

General Manager

**Team**

Facilities

**Location**

Gittisham Hill Park Retirement Village

**Role Type**

Full time or part time on agreement

**Time Basis**

22.5 - 37.5 hours per week

**About Retirement Villages Group**

We all age. The challenge is to age well. That means having choices that allow us to stay independent, healthy and connected for longer. Living the life we choose without compromise, with the freedom to focus on enjoying the things that matter most.

We make no assumptions as to how people want to live. But support our communities to retain their individuality, diversity and spirit. We want to help people to make a positive choice in how they want to live.

And we have significant plans for growth, with an ambition to transform the market of independent retirement living in the UK.

**Our Values**

Our values define who we are, they are the foundation of our culture and are shown in how we behave and how we treat one another. We are all measured on how we display our values as part of our performance process, how we behave is equally important as what we do.

**Age Well**

We create a world where everyone has the opportunity to age well.

**Community**

We believe in the power of community.

**Keep Improving**

We get things done and find ways to keep improving.

**Invest Wisely**

We invest wisely and treat every penny as if it were our own.

**Planet Positive**

We recognise the climate emergency and work hard to have a positive impact on the planet.

**One Team**

We support one another. We try, succeed and learn, together.
- **Role Overview**_

To always provide the highest standards of grounds and maintenance service while delivering excellent customer service.
- **Key Responsibilities**_

**Customer Service**
- To deliver the highest standards of customer service within the Village.
- To always provide the highest standards of grounds and maintenance.
- To maintain confidentiality of residents, families, staff.
- To provide support to individual residents in respect of ad hoc issues as they arise directing individuals to other appropriate agencies as appropriate.
- To foster and maintain good relationships with the Residents.

**Gardens, Grounds and Landscaping**
- To ensure that all open areas of the grounds, including grassed areas, beds, woodlands, boundary fences roadways, paths and paves areas are properly maintained to a high standard.
- Regularly inspect any garden structures, grounds with the Head Gardener to drive improvements.
- To report any faulty or damaged equipment or machinery to the Head Gardener.
- Liaise with local contractors as and when requested to by the Head Gardener ie Tree Surgeons, horticultural experts and landscapers.

**Property**
- To ensure the structure, fixtures, fittings, and equipment of the Village are properly maintained.
- To undertake on-call duties out of hours, on a rota basis, and respond as soon as possible to property emergencies.
- To report immediately any defects or faults which may compromise the safety of residents and staff, and without referral be responsible for treating roads and pathways with salt/grit when necessary, during winter months, when on-call.
- To undertake regular tests of alarm systems.
- As required to participate in a work rota which may on occasions include some unsocial hours or days.
- To report any faulty or damaged equipment or machinery to the Head Gardener.

**Health and Safety**
- Ensure safe storage of any chemicals.
- To use the correct products and equipment as instructed by the manufacturers.
- To ensure the provision of a safe environment for Residents, staff, and visitors.
- To comply with all legislative requirements and local and Companywide policies and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work.
- To ensure the adequate recording and reporting of Health and Safety at Work in line with Company policies and Procedures and with any statutory requirements.
- **Attributes, Experience and Qualifications**_
- **Theme**_
- **Description**_
- **Skills, Experience and Qualifications**_
- You will have experience of working within a grounds maintenance environment and understand the requirements to meet the demands of a cyclical maintenance schedule. The role will require good horticultural knowledge, including planting and maintenance techniques that will contribute to improving the desirability of our grounds.
- Experience of working in a role that includes undertaking physical tasks outdoors and operating a range of equipment and machinery.
- Good all-round plant and tree knowledge is essential including identification and maintenance requirements.
- PA1 and PA6 qualification would be an advantage.
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment and able to demonstrate excellent customer care including the ability to manage difficult situations.
- A mature outlook, initiative, and the ability to organise own workload and good al

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