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Job Title: Grounds Maintenance Operative

Salary: £27,976 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Location: Preston PR1 9JW

Weekly Hours: 40 hrs

So…. What is this role exactly?

This is an exciting opportunity for a Grounds Maintenance Operative based in Preston to work on various Your Housing Group sites across the northwest.

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative, working as part of a small and supportive team, you will use your previous experience to deliver grounds maintenance, landscaping and environmental services to Your Housing Group’s customers, ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety and customer care at all times.

We are looking for a passionate and experienced grounds maintenance operative who can carry out a high standard of work.

What will my working week look like?

Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm. Starting and finishing work in Preston.

What will I be responsible for doing?

First and foremost, you will be able to:

• Carry out grass cutting, shrub pruning, weed control and various landscaping ad hoc works.
• Be a strong team player with solid communication skills.
• Be trained and competent to use and maintain a range of associated powered landscaping tool and equipment.
• Be able to demonstrate using your initiative.
• Hold a full valid UK driving licence.

In addition to the above you will embrace the culture of continuous improvement to support Value for Money throughout the organisation and have a passion for doing things right first time.

That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?

In return we offer £27,976 per annum for a 40-hour week, and 23 days annual leave (holidays continue to increase with time served) plus 3 discretionary days between Christmas & New Year, plus Bank Holidays, but our employee offering provides much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

On top of this, we’ll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through Medicash, that doesn’t just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments), an option to buy up to one weeks further holiday, an annual volunteering day, and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.

For more of our great benefits, please review the benefits information sheet available by visiting the vacancy on our website - www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers.

And who are Your Housing Group?

Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.

As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by building over 100 new homes a year and continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties, tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. Our Repairs and Maintenance teams play a huge part in delivering these services to our customers.

We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

Additions

As part of our pre-employment checks, this role requires the successful applicant to complete a satisfactory Basic DBS check.

Closing Date: 6th November 2026

We review applications as they’re received and reserve the right to close this advert early; if you’re interested, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability, if these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview. Your Housing Group welcomes applications from our customers, however, access to confidential information and probity will be explored to determine whether there is a potential conflict of interest or security issue present which may prevent the Group from being able to proceed with the application. YHG1