Overview

MAINTAINING FUTURES

At Futures, we’re committed to providing our customers with the best service possible. If you’d like to help us deliver our vision of “Providing quality homes and services for better futures”, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for a General Operative to join our friendly Grounds Maintenance Team on an 8 month Fixed Term Contract, helping to keep our communities looking their best, whatever the season.

What you’ll need

  • Grass cutting and shrub bed management skills.
  • Confidence using grounds maintenance plant and equipment and following safe working practices.
  • A practical, can-do attitude and enjoyment of outdoor work in all types of UK weather.
  • A full UK driving licence.

What you’ll be doing

  • Grounds maintenance duties, including grass cutting and shrub bed management.
  • Operating and maintaining equipment safely, including ride-on and pedestrian mowers, brush cutter, hedge trimmer, powered blowers (backpack/handheld) and rotavator.
  • Using specialist equipment where trained/competent, such as chainsaw, brushwood chipper, stump grinder and tractor (plus attachments).
  • Supporting projects to convert previously maintained land to wildflowers.

Sounds like me, so what are you offering?

  • A welcoming organisation with a supportive culture and a big focus on health and wellbeing.
  • Competitive benefits, including private healthcare options and discount schemes.
  • Great opportunities to grow and develop both personally and professionally.
  • The satisfaction of helping people and communities across our region to thrive.

Hours and holidays

  • 37 hours per week, paid monthly.
  • Working pattern: Mon–Thu 8:00am–4:00pm and Fri 8:00am–3:30pm.
  • 30-minute lunch break
  • 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, plus concessionary days at Christmas.

We’re proud to hold the Investors in People Platinum award, the highest level of IiP accreditation recognising organisations that are committed to giving people a great experience at work.

We welcome applications from everyone, particularly encouraging applications from people who are underrepresented in the trades. If you need any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application process, please let us know when you apply.

Take a look at our full role profile and please note, we may contact suitable candidates as applications come in and may close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of interest.

Salary: £27,680

Location: Daventry, NN11 8PD

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