Cleansing Operative

Job description
Cleansing Operative
Elmbridge

Do you enjoy working outdoors? Are you able to work in a team and under your own initiative?

If you identify with the above, this role was made for you!

At Glendale, we have a great new opportunity and most importantly, you will be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

Full Time Fixed Term Role - £13.85 per hour, 40 hours per week.

Our staffing model is based on a 5 from 7 working pattern, where each staff member works five days out of every seven. This role operates on a seasonal rota:

• Summer Season (March - September):
  You will be rostered to work every weekend.

Shifts will include working Bank Holidays if this day falls within your shift pattern, but you will receive a day in lieu.

Glendale, a family owned company since 1989, is a market-leading, technology-focused, respected, environmental services provider. At the forefront of green service provision in the UK Glendale has revenues of over £65m and is proud to say we have been awarded the 2025 Pro Landscape Business Awards Supreme Winner and the BALI Employer Excellence Award Winner for 2025.

Activities throughout the UK include grounds management, arboriculture, landscaping, estate management, vegetation control, woodland management, supply and relocation of plants and semi‑mature trees, winter services and the management of sports facilities.

Committed to the environment, Glendale is a Carbon Neutral business that seeks to improve the environment through our activities and go above and beyond to ensure that the planet is not adversely affected by our business.

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• Street and green spaces cleansing experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
• Applicants must be reliable and conscientious, have a can‑do attitude and willingness to learn.
• Possessing the ability to work as part of a team and on one's own initiative.
• Flexible and willing to work a seasonal, rotational shift pattern, including weekends.
• A keen eye for detail.
• A Full UK Driving Licence is essential.

The role requires working outdoors and encompasses many different areas, from litter picking, emptying bins, graffiti removal, to ad hoc assignments across the Elmbridge Borough.

• Carrying out groundsman duties.
• Conducting park inspections and reporting any issues.
• Driving company vehicles and towing trailers as required.
• Adhering to all Health and Safety procedures.

• Competitive salary, with performance related bonuses, company car and relocation support
• Generous annual leave
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person
• Employee health cash plan
• Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending
• Pension scheme
  
  Company sick pay
• Genuine career progression
• Continuous professional development

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We are proud to be Equal Opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity.

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment, as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days, then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.