Assistant Head Gardener - 40853
- Employer
- Fresh Horticultural Careers
- Location
- London (Greater)
- Salary
- £30,000 DOE
- Closing date
- 15 Sep 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Gardening Jobs, Management Jobs
- Sector
- Groundskeeping & Maintenance
Job Details
Our Prestigious Client are looking for an Assistant Head Gardener to join the Team
Duties
- To deputise for the Head of Gardens and supervise the gardening team and contractors as required.
- To ensure that the gardens and grounds are beautifully presented and kept.
- Grounds maintenance to include but not limited to, planting, pruning, weeding, use of light machinery, litter picking, clearing leaves and watering.
- Machinery maintenance and their relevant safety checks
- Help ensure the maintenance of orderly conduct by visitors to the gardens in line with the estates code of conduct.
- Respond to garden visitor enquiries and grievances
- Assist with garden planning and procedures
- Positively present and promote the gardens and its activities
- Comply with health and safety legislation and safe working practices
- Other relevant duties as may from time to time be required
Person specification
- Good practical skills in soft landscaping and grounds maintenance
- Wide range of machinery skills including ride on mowers.
- Knowledge of plants, garden management and broad range of horticultural skills
- Horticulture level 3 or 5 years working in a horticultural environment
- Physically fit with previous experience in similar manual work
- Good interpersonal skills including the ability to inspire colleagues and work as part of a team. Enthusiastic, self- motivated, and flexible
- Understands sensitivities of the environment
- Ability to interact with residents with tact and diplomacy and being firm where necessary
- Understands health and safety issues relating to gardening and public spaces
- Desirable
- previous experience working in a quality garden or park
- Driving licence
The package will include BUPA Healthcare, a non-contributory pension, 25 days holiday
exclusive of bank holidays and on-site parking if required
Company
We possess over 20 years recruitment experience and have specialised in the Gardening, Landscaping and Horticulture industries since 1999. Typically we have 150+ permanent vacancies covering all areas of the horticultural industry, from operatives to senior management.To apply for any of our vacancies please complete our simple online application form by visiting www.freshhortcareers.com.
- Website
- http://www.freshhortcareers.com/
- Telephone
- 020 7793 7825
- Location
-
London
SE11 4BA
United Kingdom
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