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Live In Sole Gardener

Employer
Greycoat Lumleys
Location
edinburgh
Salary
£20,000 to £25,000
Closing date
3 Sep 2019

Job Details

Sole Gardener Job

Greycoat Lumleys’ client are seeking a Sole Gardener for their private home in the South West of Edinburgh.  The family are very welcoming and looking for an experienced Gardener with a good horticultural knowledge and able to work on their own initiative.

The grounds consist of a driveway, large lawn area, plants around the main house, a pond and woodland areas.   The Gardener will be required to maintain and develop the gardens and also maintain the outside of the properties i.e. clearing the gutters and drains.  As there are a large number of trees there is a lot of leaves that need to be cleared throughout the year.

There is a good stock of machinery and this will need to be maintained and looked after.

A driver is essential for this role.

Chainsaw licence preferred but not essential.

The job is either live in our live out

Live In:                       Very high standard 1 bedroom property provided (all utility bills and Council Tax are provided) 

 

Or potential of an alternative property with a different package

 

 

 

Live Out:                    The gardener would be expected to live in the provided accommodation when the Principals are not in residence.  In either case the gardener is expected as part of his residential duty to take responsibility for the security of the property, back by a security system and to take care of family pets: 2 dogs and 2 cats

 

 

 

Salary:                         £20,000 - £25,000 gross annual salary + accommodation

 

Start:                           ASAP

Hours:                                    40 per week

Job Number:             54314

 

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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