Gardener

Overview

Join our dynamic team as a Gardener and bring our 100 acre School vibrant outdoor spaces to life! In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining the Schools beautiful, healthy landscapes by applying your gardening expertise and hands-on skills. Your enthusiasm for horticulture and landscape maintenance will help create inviting environments that inspire and delight. The hours of work are 7.30am - 4pm Monday to Friday for most of the year. During the months of April, May, June and July the hours are extended to include Saturday working from 7.30am to 11am. Basic holidays of 20 days plus bank holidays per annum.

Duties

• Carry out gardens and grounds maintenance works to a high standard on the school grounds and other areas as designated by the Head Groundsman.
• Ensure that allocated reactive and planned garden and grounds maintenance works are undertaken in a timely, professional and efficient manner.
• Ensure that all works meet the standards set by the Head Groundsman and DFO.
• Follow instructions given by the Head Groundsman, Deputy Head Groundsman or another team leader.
• Carry out all work in accordance with the school’s and the grounds’ department safe working practices and risk management plans.
• Report to a line manager breaches in health and safety and any concerns around this issue in a timely manner.
• Support and promote a safe working environment for all staff, children and visitors.
• Drive company vehicles, within license restrictions, tractors and other powered vehicles as instructed.
• Use initiative to plan and carry out tasks without supervision within the boundaries of the role.
• Maintain an appropriate level of appearance by wearing the uniform provided and ensuring it is washed regularly.
• Wear, when necessary, the correct PPE provided.
• Work as part of a team on/at any school property as needed.
• Follow any reasonable request for assistance from other departments as needed.
• Undertake any training courses relevant to your role as requested by the Head Groundsman or
• Director of Finance and Operations (DFO).
• Any other duties requested by the DFO or Head Groundsman.

Requirements

• Gardening experience ideally on a large scale.
• Proven experience in gardening, horticulture or landscape maintenance with a strong growing background.
• The ability to use hand tools and power tools essential for groundskeeping tasks.
• The ability to undertake basic repairs and maintain machines and tools.
• Familiarity with various plants, soil types, and sustainable gardening practices.
• Ability to work outdoors in different weather conditions while maintaining high standards of safety and quality.
• Strong attention to detail combined with a proactive approach to landscape care.
• Excellent physical stamina for lifting, bending, digging, and standing for extended periods.
• Awareness of health and safety procedures and a commitment to safe working practices.
• Good team player with a flexible, positive ‘can-do’ attitude and a willingness to support a wide variety of tasks within a small team. Equally able and comfortable working independently.
• Reliable, punctual, courteous and trustworthy.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to work calmly during periods of intense activity.
• Basic IT skills to read and send emails. Willingness to learn how to retrieve files and fill in precreated maintenance record files within Excel.
• Full clean UK driving licence
• Good sense of humour

Pay: £27,500.00-£29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person