The role
Waste and Cleaning currently have 1 secondment opportunity for a Grounds maintenance team leader, based in the South of the Borough, this role entails day to day monitoring and operational duties we are contracted to undertake.
The successful candidates will be responsible for a team of 4 grounds maintenance operatives, ensuring they have all of the correct equipment to carry out their daily tasks, arrange cover for staff absence, ensure works are completed to our current contractual standards and deputise for the Area supervisor when required.
Key duties and responsibilities of the role:
- To have responsibility for the supervision and training of team members
- To ensure that the instructions of the Area Manager and Supervisor are carried out and undertake the necessary administrative tasks
- To carry out all gardening tasks required for the job, having gained a recognised qualification and/or suitable years experience
- To undertake all grass maintenance operations as necessary
- To follow all procedures relevant to maintaining the security of Council property as directed
- To clean, maintain and store all cleaning equipment and materials as directed and to report all defective equipment and materials to the Supervisor
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
Additional details
About You:
You will have experience within a grounds maintenance environment and a current clean driving licence is essential for this post, a willingness to undertake additional duties if required, after any relevant training and the ability to be able to adapt to situations quickly and report back to the Area cleaning Supervisor
If you are interested in applying for this position, and all applications are to be completed on-line, for more information please contact Christopher.white@southwark.gov.uk
We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment. We encourage any internal staff to to gain agreement from their substantive line manager if considering this is as a secondment opportunity.
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Advert Closing Date: 23:59 on the 27th August 2024
Interview Date: 4th September 2024
We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
We encourage any internal staff to to gain agreement from their substantive line manager if considering this is as a secondment opportunity.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
SWCINT
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
