ABOUT US

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

JOB DESCRIPTION

About The Role

As a Mobile Estate Assistant at Guinness, you will be responsible for providing high-quality garden services to several of our housing schemes in West London.

This is a full-time, permanent position working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

As an Estate Assistant, you will: Carry out grounds maintenance of our communal green spaces. You will maintain the upkeep of all landscaped areas, ensuring pathways and hard standings are kept clear of debris. Operate landscaping machinery, ride-on mowers, strimmer's, hedge cutters, and blowers. Working as part of a team. Provide a high-quality service to residents. Cleaning internal communal areas and keeping external areas well-maintained. Working outside all year round, working in inclement weather conditions as well as exposure to cold/heat and noise. Keep accurate records of your work, sharing best practice and ways of working to improve the service, and learning from experience when things don't go to plan.

Requirements:

As you will be interacting with our customers and colleagues, we are looking for someone who has good customer service skills with the ability to work both within a team and on your own.

You will also have: Recent experience in grounds maintenance. Have a good understanding of health and safety, COSHH requirements. Have basic IT knowledge and be comfortable using mobile devices (training will be provided). Be punctual and have a positive attitude. Full manual driving licence. Build effective relationships based on trust and respect, and be a great ambassador for The Guinness Partnership. A full UK driving licence

Desirable NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Horticulture or equivalent. PA1, PA4b & PA6 NPTC Certificates.

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Benefits

• Holidays We offer 25

27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days). • Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions. • Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping. • Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility • Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death • Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade • VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work • Access to the Finance wellbeing portal • Professional subscription annual payment • Travel season ticket loan • Car lease scheme TPBN1_UKTJ