Senior Town Park Gardener

1 week ago


Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom HTS (Property & Environment) Ltd Full time

SENIOR TOWN PARK GARDENER

40 hours/week

£29,000 per annum

26 days annual leave


HTS (Property & Environment) Ltd provides housing repairs & maintenance and environmental services to the tenants and residents of Harlow.


The post holder will work closely with both HTS managers and Harlow Council's Town Park Education and Volunteer Officer who is based in the Park.


We are looking for an experienced Senior Gardener to undertake horticultural and other related works at the award winning, prestigious Harlow Town Park and work with and inspire volunteer groups.


Consisting of over 160 acres, the Town Park has won the nationally recognised Green Flag award 4 times and the Bees Needs award twice.

The Town Park is centred on Pets Corner and consists of features such as the Water, Specimen, Sensory, Newfoundland Gardens plus the Rhododendron Dell and Peace Wood.


It is an exciting time at the Town Park following the completion of the Heritage Lottery Fund other externally funded work.

You will develop and enhance the many gardens around the park and must have the confidence, knowledge and experience to maintain these areas to high levels of horticultural standards.

It is also essential that you have knowledge and understanding of COSHH, Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity, and that you are an avid team player who can also work independently and use their own initiative.


Main Duties

  • Be responsible for direction of work on site and the work of assigned employees, temporary staff and trainees.
  • Maintain effective working relationship with assigned team including volunteers.
  • Liaise with both HTS and HDC lead officers, establishing key working relationships.
  • Take the lead and be responsible for the preparation of specialist horticultural areas, parkland and areas managed for biodiversity.
  • Interpret contract specifications, plans and other work instructions.
  • Be responsible for the maintenance and establishment of shrub beds, hedges, small trees and all other ornamental planting.
  • Be responsible for the maintenance and establishment of amenity grass.
  • Drive and be responsible for vehicles, plant and equipment.
  • Be responsible for health and safety working practices on site.
  • Undertake other duties as may reasonably be required commensurate with the grade, skills, knowledge and experience of the post.

Person Specification
-
Essential_

  • Good literacy & numeracy skills
  • Horticultural qualification or equivalent experience.
  • Able to use IT systems, including Microsoft Office
  • Have an awareness and understanding of COSHH
  • Able to use herbicides PA1 & PA
  • Knowledge and understanding of health and safety
  • Have an awareness of Equality and Diversity
  • Plant identification, planting and pruning techniques
  • Skilled user of powered hand tools and horticultural machinery
  • Commercial gardening experience
  • Good knowledge of horticultural operations
  • Have an awareness of the legal requirements in respect of vehicles or items of plant.
  • Experience of working with volunteers
  • Experience of managing gardener/s
  • Good written and verbal communications skills
  • Can use own initiative
  • Willing to work as part of a team
  • Able to work with volunteers, meeting with the general public
  • Understands volunteers' needs and aspirations
  • Full valid UK current driving licence
  • Able to work in all weathers
  • Neat and tidy appearance
  • Be conscientious
-
Desirable_

  • RHS Level 3 Qualification
  • Chainsaw certificate

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free parking
  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 17/08/2023

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