Gardener

20 hours per week / 52 weeks per year

We are currently recruiting an experienced Gardener to join the team of six working mainly on the Abbey gardens and hope to appoint someone to start in September 2024. The successful applicant will complete work on the grounds as directed by the Foreman Gardener.

As Gardener, your responsibilities would include:

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Day to day care and maintenance of gardens.

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To provide knowledge input and advice relating to all aspects of the garden including pruning, staking, feeding and spraying.

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To carry out an agreed annual programme of maintenance work to maintain the garden to the agreed standard.

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Regularly inspect any garden structures and undertaking minor repairs or advising Line Manager.

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Ensure general clearance as well as minor soft and hard landscaping projects.

What we are looking for:

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Full UK driving license (essential)

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Experience working as a Gardener in any setting is essential including experience of regularly performing the key duties listed (essential)

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NVQ level 2 in Horticultural or equivalent qualifications (essential)

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Previous experience in an educational setting (desirable)

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A PA1/PA6 spraying certificate (desirable)

This is a physical role so you must be reasonably fit to cope with the demands of the role, which include lifting, carrying and working outdoors in all weather conditions.

A full UK driving license is a requirement of the role.

The School offers its own generous salary scale and an enhanced benefits scheme including an employee assistance programme, meal provision and enhanced pension contribution. Employees have access to our facilities and benefit from free parking, social events and discounted school fees.

Worth is a highly successful co-educational, Catholic, Benedictine, 11-18 HMC boarding and day school of circa 600 pupils. It offers a broad curriculum, including the International Baccalaureate and A levels in the Sixth Form.

Applicants are required to apply online by using the Quick Apply button.

Closing date for applications: 30 September 2024*

*We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Worth School is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children, all employees must have the ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation. The role holders safeguarding responsibilities are set out in the job description. References may be taken prior to interview and DBS and other vetting checks will be conducted on the successful applicant.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Section 7(1)(a) states that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Gardener