Pool Maintenance/ Groundsperson, White Colne, Essex REF SP1685

Part Time Pool Maintenance person required for a busy private hire pool based in White Colne, Essex. The Pool Maintenance position can be worked alongside the 2 day’s a week Groundsperson position, or they can be two separate positions.

Our client has a wonderful farm that is home to a number of successful businesses they they run themselves. They would like some additional help with keeping the grounds well maintained, the maintenance of the pool managed and help with the Willow Weaving business.

The ideal person for the Pool Maintenance position will be someone very local and possibly looking for an ‘extra income’ , who doesn’t mind being available most mornings and evenings. The role does require someone every morning and evening Mon-Thurs before 8.30am and after 9pm to clean and check chemical levels of the pool. The weekends can be worked on a rota, but ideally they would be worked most of the time by the successful applicant. The total hours worked each day will be around 1.5 hours.

The groundsperson position requires someone to do any gardening/ maintenance jobs as required, including; hedge cutting, mowing, strimming, painting, fixing fences etc. Our client has a successful Willow Weaving business and the owners would love someone who is passionate with a great work ethic to be involved with this also. The groundsperson/ willow weaving would be roughly 2 days a week work and would require someone to be flexible with days.
Full training for both the Pool Maintenance and willow weaving will be given. Experience will be required for the groundsperson/ handyperson position.

The Position:-

• Daily checking, cleaning and chemical testing of the swimming pool, both before it opens in the morning and after it closes at night. This could possibly be shared on a rota system if two applicants would like to job share.
• General help around the farm/ estate including grass and hedge cutting, fixing fences, painting and basic handy person jobs
• Help with the willow weaving business would be a bonus

The Person:-

• Someone local who can be on hand to come up twice a day for the pool maintenance
• Reliable, punctual with an excellent work ethic and attention to detail
• Polite and well presented
• A good team player and easy to get along with personality
• Happy to be flexible with days/ times etc
• Experienced with using garden machinery such as mowers, hedge cutters, strimmer’s etc.
• Happy to work alone at times
• Happy to take instructions and willing to learn new skills

A competitive hourly rate will be offered to the successful applicant on a self-employed basis.

Please contact Sophie at info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk for further information.