Ground Maintenance Operative
Amegreen Children's Services, Spencers Wood, Wokingham
Ground Maintenance Operative
£28000-£32000
Amegreen Children's Services, Spencers Wood, Wokingham
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 4 May | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 80eddfd758b542b38ab4cca8feb565b6
Location ref: Spencers Wood, Wokingham
Full Job Description
If you enjoy working outdoors, take pride in keeping spaces safe and beautiful, and love the idea of supporting environments that help people thrive, this could be the perfect role for you, come join our team as a Grounds Maintenance Worker at Amegreen Children's Services,
- Helping to maintain the outdoor areas across our Amegreen homes, equine therapy centre, and school sites, ensuring they remain welcoming and well-kept.
- Keeping lawns mowed, trimming hedges and trees, and making sure our grounds always look their best.
- Carrying out hands-on repairs, including fence building, maintaining animal enclosures, and completing painting tasks when needed.
- Looking after tools and equipment so everything stays clean, safe, and ready to use.
- Completing regular health and safety checks, preventative maintenance, and any ad-hoc repairs that arise.
- Following all Health and Safety guidelines to keep our sites safe for everyone. If you're someone who enjoys practical, hands-on work and loves the satisfaction of keeping outdoor spaces safe, tidy, and enjoyable for others, we'd be excited to hear from you. Join us and help create environments where people-and animals-can truly thrive.
- Able to work independently and manage tasks using a structured booking system.
- Calm under pressure, organised, and capable of prioritising workloads.
- Holder of a full, clean UK driver's license.
- Able to join a team and be willing to attend urgent calls outside normal hours on occasion
- Kind, empathetic, and comfortable working in a care setting.
- Familiar with COSHH regulations and safe maintenance practices.
Amegreen Children's Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All roles are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, thorough reference checks, and a full review of employment history. Adherence to Safeguarding and GDPR policies is mandatory, and training will be provided.
Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm (excluding a 30-minute unpaid lunch break). - Flexibility required to work occasional weekends to support urgent ground maintenance needs across the service.
We are seeking a reliable and dedicated experienced maintenance professional to help keep our grounds of our homes, school and learning facilities well-maintained. This is your chance to contribute to a meaningful cause-providing therapeutic environments for children and young people who need them most.,