Team Leader (Ground Maintenance)

Team Leader (Ground Maintenance)

Coventry

£23,204 - £26,950

Basis: Full Time

Work pattern: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week

Type: Permanent

We are brave, we are ambitious, we are honest, and we are Citizen!

We are looking for a Team Leader to join our busy grounds maintenance team to maintain our estates in Coventry. This role will require you to carry out the day to day running of a dedicated grounds maintenance team on our Estates in Coventry and parts of Warwickshire. You will ensure that the team completes daily work schedules to a high standard, and you will be responsible for the first line management of the team, this will include working alongside them on our estates.

In housing you can make a real difference, the role of Team Leader (Grounds Maintenance) will involve:

• Supervising a team of Grounds Maintenance Operatives , providing first line management, undertaking performance development reviews, one to one’s, return to work interviews, disciplinary, capability matters and sickness absence
• Delivering grass cutting, work on shrubs, hedges and hardstanding areas
• Contributing to the quality & appearance of Citizen Estates through the undertaking of a ground’s maintenance schedule.
• Helping develop the service by identifying new working methods and machinery.
• Ensuring all equipment used by the service is kept in a good condition and organise repairs and servicing that is required
• Completing records for your team using our computer systems
• Leading by example to ensure Citizen key aims, values and objectives are delivered.
• Ensuring all health and safety is complied with and in line with policies and procedures.

As a Team Leader (Grounds Maintenance) we need you to have:

• Previous Grounds Maintenance experience
• Proven ability to work at management level within an operational environment
• Ability to maintain, develop and lead a team and promote a positive image of the company.
• To carry out basic training and/or arrange the required training for team members
• Maintain a good working relationship with all parts of the company.
• Team player with the ability to build relationships with internal and external customers.
• Hold a clean and relevant driving licence, experience driving with a trailer is desirable
• Hold a qualification in Grounds/ Horticulture would be desirable
• Be able to work to and meet varying deadlines

We would be really excited if you have:

• Horticultural qualification
• Management experience
• Licence to drive with a trailer
• PA1 & PA6 spraying licence

Our people are everything and we offer:

• Vehicle provided for work use
• 'Live work better’ scheme which actively encourages work-life balance Annual leave starts at 25 days per year, increasing with length of service
• Enhanced family leave
• Company Pension - Citizen match up to 10%
• If part of the pension scheme you are entitled to Life cover (three times your annual salary)
• Organisational Sick Pay (benefit increases with length of service)
• EAP - a 24/7 service which gives free, confidential advice and support on a range of issues including telephone counselling
• Medicash scheme -which includes GP Access, digital Physiotherapy app, retail vouchers and discounts, discounted gym memberships and more!
• Recognition through our Employee Excellence Awards
• Representation opportunities on our Staff Consultative Forum
• Access to Citizen’s Wellbeing platform
• Employee Excellence Awards (winners receive extra days annual leave that year)
• Occupational Health
• We believe everyone has something to give and encourage everyone to be the best they can be to reach their full potential with extensive learning and development opportunities and Study Leave

We adopt a proactive approach to safeguarding to ensure everyone accessing our services can do so without fear of harm, abuse or neglect. As part of our recruitment process, we carry out robust safeguarding checks.

This post is subject to a Basic DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).

Closing date: 12th March 2024

Interview date: 26th March 2024

Please note we will be reviewing applications throughout the campaign and may invite candidates to interview at any time. We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published closing date should a suitable candidate be identified.