Join Groundwork's teams to help change places and lives
As a working Team member, you assist and are involved in the delivery of landscaping, grounds maintenance, groundwork, and fencing tasks, with a particular focus on work at properties managed by social housing providers in Greater Manchester. These currently include Southway Homes, Great Places, and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, though this list is not exhaustive.
We are seeking an exceptional individual to serve as Chair of our Board of Trustees and help guide the organisation through its next phase of impact and development.The Chair provides strategic leadership to the Board, ensuring that Groundwork London remains mission driven, well governed, and financially resilient. This is a pivotal role for someone who believes in the power of community led change and who can bring clarity, confidence, and ambition to our governance.The Chair works closely with the Executive Director, acting as a critical friend, sounding board, and advocate. They ensure the Board operates effectively, fosters a culture of constructive challenge, and supports the executive team to deliver high quality programmes that respond to the needs of London’s diverse communities.
We are looking to recruit a Weekend Café Supervisor to work closely with the Café Kitchen Manager to manage and develop a vibrant community café within the Bale House Visitor Centre at Hastings Country Park known for its outstanding views, beauty and rare flora and fauna.
We are looking to recruit a friendly and reliable casual Café Assistant to join our front of house team at the Bale House, a small, but very busy destination café located within Hastings Country Park known for its outstanding views, beauty and rare flora and fauna.
Westminster Wheels is a community bike shop operated by Groundwork London with support from Westminster City Council and Cycle Confident. We offer excellent service to central London’s cycling community by selling high quality pre-loved bikes and servicing bikes. We encourage more Westminster residents to choose cycling by donating bikes, supporting organisations who lead rides & deliver confidence training, and helping people maintain their own bikes. We nurture new talent for London’s cycle retail sector by offering training and waged work experience.
Are you passionate about helping people and protecting the planet? Join Groundwork West Midlands Green Doctor team and make a real difference by supporting vulnerable households to improve their energy efficiency, reduce energy costs, and stay warm. This is a field-based role, with travel across Birmingham and the surrounding areas. You'll be based from either our Tipton or Coventry office, with full training given.
Over the last nearly 25 years, Groundwork’s Green Teams have provided hundreds of unemployed Londoners with their first taste of work in grounds maintenance and horticulture. We are working for Chiswick House & Gardens Trust to help care for their thriving 350-year-old, 65 acre haven in the heart of Hounslow, west London.
Are you a confident, motivated leader with excellent people skills and hands-on problem-solving ability? Do you have a passion for sustainability, community engagement, and sharing skills that make a real impact? Could you lead a dynamic service that brings people together to repair, reuse, and reduce waste? If so, joining the Refurbs team as our Lend & Mend Manager could be exactly what you’re looking for!
Are you a passionate chef with strong leadership skills and a flair for delivering great food and exceptional service? We are seeking a Lead Chef to take responsibility for our café and catering operation, leading a small team in providing fresh, high-quality food for customers, tenants, meetings and events. This varied role combines hands-on food preparation with team leadership, menu development, stock control, administration and service improvement.