Gardener - Full-time
- Employer
- Private Estate - Nr Godalming
- Location
- Surrey Hills, near Godalming
- Salary
- Salary commensurate with experience
- Closing date
- 18 May 2024
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Gardening Jobs
- Sector
- Horticultural Specialist, Groundskeeping & Maintenance, Landscaping
- Seniority
- Junior
GARDENER - PRIVATE ESTATE - SURREY
JOB SPECIFICATION
An exciting new opportunity for a full-time gardener to work as part of a friendly team at a private country house designed by Jekyll/Lutyens in the Surrey Hills near Godalming.
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Alongside the highly ornamental areas, where great plant knowledge and an eye for detail is being sought, there are waterways, leisure facilities and woodlands to care for.
General estate work can include operation of basic machinery and preferable would-be certificates in chemical (PA1 & PA6A) and chainsaw (CS30.1 & CS30.2) use.
Essential qualities are:
- keen to produce a high level of finish
- positive and a good team player
- good plant knowledge
- flexibility to undertake some basic estate work (when the owners are in residence it’s all hands-on deck)
- completed a recognised horticultural qualification and have had at least 1 year’s practical work experience in a professional horticultural environment.
- A full cleaning driving licence as this job includes some driving.
- Your our own transport is a must due to the rural location.
Monday-Friday 8:00am-4.00pm, with some Saturday work when family are in residence.
Salary commensurate with experience.
Pension scheme and other benefits.
DBS, references, and NDA are essential.
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