Job title: Grounds and Maintenance Team Member
Location: Herdwick Croft
Pay: £13.45 per hour
Hours: 30 hours per week
Days: Shifts and working days will vary including evenings and weekends
Contract: Seasonal to the end of October
Start Date: To be confirmed
Live In: Not available with this role
Do you take pride in keeping outdoor spaces looking their best? Join our team at Herdwick Croft Holiday Park, in the beautiful Lake District. As a Grounds & Maintenance Team Member, you’ll help maintain the park’s beautiful surroundings, carry out general repairs, and ensure our facilities and holiday homes are kept in top condition for our guests and owners.
Benefits of being part of Lovat Parks
- Competitive pay – we are proud to be an accredited member of the Living Wage Foundation
- Holiday discounts – 50% off holidays for team members and 20% off for family and friends
- Birthday leave – enjoy your birthday off to celebrate and relax
- Paid volunteering leave – take paid leave to participate in volunteering activities, allowing you to give back to the community
- Mental health support – access to mental health first aiders and resources to ensure you have the support you need
Employee Assistance Programme – access to a range of advice across all areas of life, and exclusive retail discounts
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Anyone who joins our team is part of a story that’s still being written and can play their part in something special.
What will you do?
- Ensuring park grounds, roadways, paths, bins, bin bays and public areas are clean and free from litter and loose debris
- Traditional trades work, including plumbing, minor electrics and woodworking
- Holiday home/lodge repairs and general park maintenance
- Planting of park planters and bedding areas, together with pruning and maintenance of plants, hedges, shrubs and trees to seasonal schedules, watering of hanging baskets, hayracks and summer bedding
- Hard landscaping activities
- Hot tub cleaning and general maintenance
- Assisting with the sorting of linen packs
- Assisting in the moving and siting of holiday homes
- Maintain and repair all fencing, trellis work, walls and signage, etc
- Completing daily site walks and having active guest interaction, as well as undertaking aftersales checks and repairs as required
Working collaboratively across the whole park team
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About us
Lovat Parks, established in 2017, is the UK's first B Corp certified holiday park group, dedicated to sustainable and responsible tourism.
Our core values are:
- We care : We create a culture of warmth and welcome, where everyone has a voice.
- We commit to great quality and service : Our guests and owners expect the best, and our team members are proud to deliver it. We set out to do things differently.
- We create a better tomorrow : We believe in business as a force for good; we respect the environment and protect the future through our actions and decisions.
- We build lasting relationships : We value our communities, holidaymakers, owners, team, and neighbours. We encourage and listen to their feedback.
Our parks are designed to help guests connect with nature, offering unique experiences tailored to their individual natural settings.
We are committed to looking after people and the planet, creating special places that foster connections with people and the environment.
Our Commitment to Equality & Diversity
The company is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring within the framework of the law that our workplaces are free from unlawful or unfair discrimination because of protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
We aim to ensure that our employees achieve their full potential, and that all employment decisions are taken without reference to irrelevant or discriminatory criteria.
