Job overview

To work as part of a team to ensure that the Trusts grounds, gardens, trees, roads and pathways are maintained in a safe and visually pleasing condition at all times, ensuring an efficient and effective services is delivered.

To work alongside the Maintenance team as required 

Closing Date: 31st August 2025

Shortlisting Date: 1st September 2025

Interview Date: 12th September 2025

Main duties of the job

❖ Assist the Team Leader in the maintenance of grounds and gardens within the Trusts properties and SLA sites
❖ Be capable of organising your own workload when necessary
❖ Be competent in the use of hand tools to carry out routine gardening duties
❖ Maintain all grassed and planted areas in accordance with the Maintenance Schedule
❖ Maintain all roadways and hard standings, weed and remove all rubbish at required frequencies
❖ Assist in snow clearing duties including replenishing of grit bins
❖ Carry out gritting of roadways and paths

❖If required drive the Trusts 4 wheel drive vehicle with trailer, due to
inclement weather this may be, on occasion, in hazardous driving
conditions

❖ Ensure Health and Safety records are kept up to date with regards to
equipment use
❖ Ensure that all paperwork is completed to provide details of times,
costs, parts and labour of tasks carried out

General Duties:
❖ General porter’s duties
❖ Be capable of moving heavy objects/loads in order to assist with
moving furniture and equipment
❖ Clear bin store and skip areas
❖ Correctly utilise step ladders and ladders when necessary
❖ Assist other trades e.g. Builders, Plumbers eg, footing ladders, tool support,
chaperone duties, assisting with alarms
❖ Relaying of slabs, paving etc. and repair of fencing
❖ General maintenance duties such as clean light fittings and replace
tubes eg, Emergency lights, window checks, Graffiti removals
❖ Pesticide spraying

Working for our organisation

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - 

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference 

We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs 

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
 
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship set by the Home Office and the skilled worker visa occupation list.  

If you are currently a visa holder and your visa status expires, we may be required to terminate your employment in compliance with immigration regulations.