Grounds & Site Maintenance Team Dunbar, Scotland
Job description
Grounds & Site Maintenance Team
Get involved in the Great British Staycation by joining our team and helping make our customers’ holiday dreams come true. An excellent opportunity to join the park as we invest in park improvements and look forward to a fun-filled season with our customers. So if you love holidays (who doesn’t!), can keep enthusiastic and energetic on busy days, and are passionate about delivering high standards, then we want to hear from you.
Salary: £10.18 per hour (age 18-22), £10.42 per hour (age 23+)
Contract Type: Seasonal (May to November)
Hours: Full and part time positions available. Shifts will include weekends and bank holidays.
Location: Thurston Manor Leisure Park, Dunbar, East Lothian, EH42 1SA
About the Role: Our Grounds & Site Maintenance Team are responsible for ensuring that the park holiday accommodation, grounds, facilities, buildings and equipment are well maintained on a daily basis. They help keep the holiday accommodation in working order, the play parks and grounds safe and inviting, they site caravans, and are generally very handy! The role is key to ensuring our customers receive the high standard of accommodation and facilities they expect from a Verdant Leisure park.
About the Person: We are looking for someone with previous experience in a similar role, or the ability to learn quickly. Skills such as joinery, plumbing, landscaping etc are advantageous but training can be provided. You will need to be well organised, hard working and happy to work outside in all weathers. A valid Driving Licence is essential. In order to succeed in this role you will need a good awareness of relevant health & safety requirements, general maintenance, repair and ground care skills, and the ability to prioritise and adapt in a changing and challenging environment.
Above all, you will need to have the right attitude. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and so we expect you to do everything in your power to make their Verdant experience the absolute best it could possibly be. We don’t believe in ‘that’s not my job’ so you will need to be adaptable and flexible to help the wider park team meet and exceed our customers’ expectations.
Benefits: When you join Team Verdant you will be working in a fun and collaborative environment. You can also take advantage of some fantastic benefits including:
- An online discount platform where you can save money on shopping, dining, travel, days out and much more;
- Up to 30% off park breaks for you, your friends and your family and last minute park breaks from only £99;
- Discounted use of facilities on park, including restaurants, leisure and activities;
- Access to a 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line;
- Many opportunities for recognition and reward - monthly 'Stars' awards, annual awards for individuals and park teams, 'Cheers for Peers' cards, and any excuse for cakes, biscuits and celebrations!;
- Our company wide team initiatives to help each other, our communities and the planet like our Green Champions and Charity Champions.
About the Company: Verdant Leisure own and operate holiday parks in some of the UK’s most picturesque spots across Scotland and England. Each of our parks are unique with plenty to offer, whether its beach-side or countryside, self-catering holidays or holiday home ownership, entertainment in our bars and restaurants or a relaxing swim in our pools. We are passionate about our customers and work hard to ensure they have the best possible experience at our parks.
Verdant Leisure is an equal opportunities employer and a member of the Disability Confident scheme. Please contact us if you require any information in an alternative format.
Verdant Leisure is proud to be named as one of The UK’s Best Companies to Work for 2022, with our employees rating us as World Class, the highest achievement possible. We are also thrilled to be one of Scotland’s Best Companies to Work for 2022 and one of Leisure & Hospitality’s Best Companies to Work for 2022.
Want to know more? Give the park team a call on 01368 840643 or head on over to our careers page to see what being a member of Team Verdant is all about: www.verdantleisure.co.uk/join-team-verdant
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Salary: £10.18-£10.42 per hour
Work Location: In person
