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Live In or Live out Gardener Job near Perth

Employer
Greycoat Lumleys
Location
Perth and Kinross
Salary
£18,000 - £20,000
Closing date
20 Aug 2018

Job Details

Live In or Live out Gardener Job Perth Scotland
 
 
Greycoat Lumleys’ client are seeking an experienced gardener with a team player attitude to work in a very friendly estate just outside of Perth.
 
Duties include:
 

  • Manage and improve the walled garden and surrounding lawns.
  • Managing and maintaining the garden immediately around the house.
  • Work alongside the Estate Manager on larger projects,such as tree cutting, fencing, planting.
  • Working alongside Venue Coordinator to prepare the estate for events.

 
The estate has invested in a lot of machinery to assist the gardener in the role and there is use of a car for work purposes only.
 
The grounds consist of extensive lawns, parkland, 1.5 acre walled garden, small amount of beds
The main focus will be the walled garden.
 
 
Start: ASAP 
Responsible
Consultant:
Lesley Jones
Job Number: 49033
Accommodation: A one bedroom cottage with bathroom, kitchen, sitting room
and good sized garden in local village, approx. 5 mins walk from the estateClient pays council tax, tenant pays bills. Suitable for a couple. Pets would be considered within reason
Salary: £18,000 initial probationary period for six months.
Rising to £20,000 subject to client being satisfied with performance and annual staff bonus – (client’s discretion)
Hours: 8.30am to 4.30am Monday to Friday. There may be event related over time from time to time. Therefore flexibility is needed.
 

Company

At Greycoat Lumleys, we register qualified and/or experienced staff that have worked in private gardens and estates or who have strongly related gardening experience in other environments. We are always keen to register staff with specific skills such as organic gardening, arboriculture, botanic collection, historic garden restoration, arboriculture, design and landscaping.

 

Our Gardening Consultants work closely with our clients and they have established close links with Kew, RHS Wisley, Chelsea Physic Garden and The Professional Gardeners Guild.

Estate Managers | Head Gardeners | Sole Gardeners | Assistant and Under Gardeners | Estate Workers Gamekeepers | Handymen/Drivers | Maintenance | Couples (generally Gardener & Housekeeper)

All roles are registered on a live in or live out basis. Increasingly, we are getting Live out jobs registered, where clients are not offering accommodation as part of the package, so if candidates are seeking live out work in their local areas, we may be able to help.

 

Are a Gardener looking for your next position?

 

Greycoat Lumleys Private Households & Estates is here to help.

Our friendly, experienced consultants
• have long established careers in recruitment
• are approachable and well qualified to understand your needs
• will offer advice and assistance throughout the recruitment process and continued support after a placement is made.

 

We register Gardeners who are

• experienced and/or qualified
• committed to their careers
• passionate about their chosen profession
• discreet and appreciate the employer’s need for privacy
• proactive
• looking for long term commitments

 

 We have scrupulous vetting procedures and all our Gardeners are
• personally interviewed
• reference checked
• qualifications verified

 

Please note, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we can only respond to those who fully meet the requirements of the vacancy for which they apply. Visit our website for more details or email us for more information.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 7233 9950
Location
Elysium Gate
Units 5
126-128 New Kings Road
London
SW6 4LZ
GB

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