3595 Seasonal Environmental Operative - First Choice Homes Oldham

Seasonal Environmental Operative 

First Choice Homes Oldham

Are you an experienced grounds maintenance operative or someone who wants a new challenge, who is looking for a new role in Oldham and the surrounding areas?

Do you want to work for an organisation that is committed to delivering a service to be proud of, improving lives, and benefitting local communities?

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) have exciting opportunities for Seasonal Environmental Operatives (Grounds Maintenance) to join our Neighbourhood Care team for the forthcoming cutting season.

You would work for our grounds team within Neighbourhood Care for up to 32 weeks delivering essential grounds maintenance works.

You will spend your time carrying out essential maintenance including grass cutting, hedge and shrub bed maintenance, site clearances and other associated works.



What's in it for you?

When you become a part of the FCHO team, you receive a range of fantastic benefits, including:

• A pro rata salary equivalent to £24,210 per annum

• A 37-hour working week.

• Pro rata holiday entitlement of 30 days, plus bank holidays. Part time colleagues will receive a pro-rated entitlement.

• Defined contribution pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 10%. We also offer a pension salary exchange scheme for eligible colleagues, helping colleagues to take home more of the money they earn.

• Death in service benefit

• Automatic enrolment into a healthcare cash plan to help you cover a range of essential healthcare expenses such as dental treatment, optical care, physiotherapy, prescriptions and more.

• Automatic enrolment into a private health insurance plan

• Access to an Employment Assistance Programme with 24-hour confidential counselling support for both personal and work-related issues.

• Access to Doctorline, a 24/7 worldwide GP helpline for you, your partner and your children

• Access to our colleague benefit platform which offers discounts on hundreds of high street brands as well as providing education, support and tools to help you to live a healthier and happier life.

• Discounted gym membership

• Professional subscriptions are paid for by the business where they are an essential requirement of your role.

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay

• Access to an on-site wellbeing room

• Access to an on-site café

• Long service awards

Who are we looking for?

Our ideal candidate:

• Experience of working outdoors, grounds maintenance or similar estate services.

• Knowledge of working in a team and using power tools or similar.

• Understands the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion and demonstrates this by treating colleagues and customers fairly and equitably

• A full UK driving licence is not essential but preferred

• Numeracy and Literacy equivalent to Level 2 and any qualifications relating to the use of grounds equipment would be beneficial but not essential

Who are we?

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) own and manage around 11,500 homes, we are proud to have the highest regulatory (G1/V1) rating and it is our vision to improve lives, whether that is by providing our customers with safe, comfortable homes, through the social value work that we do, or by providing our colleagues with a fair deal when they are working with us.



Interested?

Take a look at the role profile and if it looks like you’ll be a good fit, send us your application before 21st February 2025 at 10am via our vacancies page on our website.

Interview and assessment date to be confirmed.

We are committed to building an organisation that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills & are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. As an equal opportunities employer, FCHO is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.


We care that you have a great experience with us at FCHO and if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience easier, please let us know & we’ll do all we can.

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