Ground Maintenance Team Leader

Service Care Solutions have an exciting opportunity working with our client in the Worcester and Hereford area who have a vacancy for a Temporary Ground Maintenance Team Leader to join the Ground Maintenance Team.
In this role, you will work with the Estates Manager to complete and oversee the Grounds Maintenance as part of a team and coordinate duties.
You will be required to contribute to the planning and delivery of the Grounds Maintenance service managing gardeners, conducting one-to-ones, completing reviews while offering a high level of service discipline.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Carry out gardening duties working with teams across sites for grounds maintenance duties for Worcester and Hereford.
• Carry a mobile phone for communication purposes and undertake reporting as instructed by line management. Ensure the phone is working and charged fully and report any default to line manager urgently.
• Carry out inspections on standard of work.
• Ensure completion of works by the team by setting targets.
• Work with colleagues across the group to ensure delivery of the services provided.
• Work with teams across the group for training.
• Liaise with tradespeople and other agencies regarding work being carried out in multi-storey blocks.
• Respond to emergencies as requested.
• Ensure all work is effectively supervised and that any problem is reported to the Supervisor/Estates Services Manager.
• Maintain regular contact with staff and management to identify performance in line with the above.
• Be responsible for ensuring that employee's under supervision understand all matters relating to the safekeeping and safe use of all equipment.
• Ensure that all staff have relevant keys, materials & equipment to undertake a full range of duties.
• Be allocated specific areas of work for which you will be held accountable in regard to standards as set out in the procedural manual.
• Work flexibly and effectively, as part of the team delivering services across the estates.
• Assist with the planning of other works when deemed necessary by the Supervisor.
• Work within any part of the team as required.
• Attend training and briefing sessions, which are deemed beneficial to the post.
• Act at all times in a professional manner and actively work to promote a favourable impression.
• All work to be undertaken in line with policies and procedures, including Health & Safety, Customer Involvement, Equality and Diversity and Safeguarding.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with this post as reasonably requested by the Supervisor (Estates).

We are seeking candidates who are able to fulfil the key responsibilities stated above therefore, we require a candidate who is:

• Experienced in a similar role. (Gardening)
• A holder of a Full UK Driving License.
• Able to manage a team.
• Experienced in Health and Safety.

Working hours for this role are Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 3.30pm Friday 7.30am to 3pm.
For more information on this role, and to apply, send your CV today to Prakash via email prakash.patel@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208967.