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Landscaping Manager

Employer
Walworth Garden
Location
Walworth Garden, London SE17 3BN
Salary
£40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Closing date
28 Feb 2022

Job Details

Do you want to be part of an innovative urban landscaping effort transforming South London one garden at a time? 

Are you passionate about sustainable gardening and tired of meeting dull briefs that ward off wildlife?

Do you want to put organic principles into practice, influencing landowners to make positive choices for biodiversity?

Do you enjoy working with a team and motivating others toward better environmental practices and experimentation?

Would you be keen to make a new role your own, and make a mark on our community?

This role would suit an experienced manager with a gardening and construction skill-set, and is an exciting opportunity to grow and showcase the unique work of Walworth Garden. 

The Role

The Landscaping Manager will be responsible for all matters relating to the work of Walworth Garden Services Division (WGSD); maintain and grow its reputation as an environment-first landscaping operation; progress  and implement innovative alternatives to the usual polluting processes of traditional horticultural behaviours and take staff and clients with them.

They will lead a team of staff to success; procure new and maintain existing contracts in all areas of operation; be responsible for the Health and Safety of all WGSD operations and train staff.

This will include all forms of gardening work including but not exclusive to clearance, maintenance and hard and soft landscaping.

They will be the first point of contact for all matters relating to WGSD

They will be responsible for all of the organisation’s vehicles, tools and equipment.

The postholder will also be responsible for ensuring the landscaping yard and all its elements, including waste is managed sustainably, effectively, efficiently and compliantly.

They will lead on all ordering of goods, tools and equipment for the area, creating relationships with suppliers and ensuring best value for money.

In conjunction with other senior staff, the postholder will be responsible for recruitment, selection, induction and overseeing the work of any volunteers that help with activities related to the principal accountabilities.


About us

Walworth Garden is a charity dedicated to knowledge and nurture.

We aim to improve lives by providing excellent learning and horticultural therapy in an award winning garden that’s open to all.

Walworth Garden is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. The Charity is governed by a voluntary Board of Trustees.  Our main charitable work includes free horticultural training for those in need and Social & Therapeutic Horticulture. We provide environment-first gardening services that individuals or other organisations pay for in order to generate surplus income to support our charitable work. 

Walworth Garden works with some of the most vulnerable in society and safeguarding is of paramount importance. All staff will undergo a DBS check.

The postholder’s Line Manager:
CEO

The postholder will manage:
The staff of Walworth Garden Services Division
Gardening Apprentices
Work experience and placement staff

Please see the full details of the postholder’s responsibilities in the job description linked below.

To Apply:

Please see the Job Description for further details about the role, as well as the full person specification.

If you think this is the job for you, please email your CV and a cover letter detailing why you are the right person to take on this opportunity to hr@walworthgarden.org.uk by 9am on Monday 14 February. Each document should be no more than 2 A4 pages each. If you have a portfolio of previous work please feel free to submit this as well.

For a confidential chat about the role, please call Oli on 020 7582 2652.

We particularly welcome applications from those identifying with groups currently under-represented within horticulture.

 

Company

WALWORTH GARDEN

"A charity dedicated to knowledge and nurture"

https://walworthgarden.org.uk/

Established in 1987 after locals reclaimed a large, derelict corner of land near busy Walworth Road, Walworth Garden has grown with the community to become an award-winning peat-free and 'beyond-organic' garden and garden centre, established horticultural charity and social enterprise. With its own QCF-accredited school of horticulture, three glasshouses, a wildlife area, vegetable garden, trained fruit trees and apiary, Walworth Garden gained its eighth consecutive Community Green Flag Award in 2019, alongside an ‘Outstanding’ certificate in the RHS/Britain in Bloom ‘It's Your Neighbourhood’ scheme. Its Garden Services Division also employs and trains local apprentices to create and maintain the gardens of nearby residents.

Why Work For Us

Open 7 days a week. We offer free workshops and education for South London residents!

Offering City & Guilds accredited horticultural training, community workshops across health, wellbeing, and the environment, and Social and Therapeutic Horticulture groups, we aim to serve both our community and the environment by offering a range of learning opportunities that put nature first.

We are an award-winning community garden filled with rare and unusual plants. We host regular volunteering sessions that provide informal education, welcoming visitors 7 days a week. Home to a growing team of full and part-time employees, countless volunteers, and over 100 students a year.

Come and Visit Us:

Walworth Garden, our plant centre and greenhouses are free to visit and open to all, 7 days a week.

Weekdays
08:00 - 17:00

Weekends
10:00 - 17:00

206 Manor Place, London SE17 3BN
Get directions

020 7582 2652

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