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Gardener
3 months ago
Salary:
£23,393 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits.
We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 11 April 2024
The Role
The Grounds Department sits within the Estates and Facilities team. You will be part of a small team within the Grounds team and will report to the Grounds Supervisor. Your job is essentially to help deliver a high quality, efficient, customer focused grounds maintenance service to our customers.
We are responsible for a number of the external elements of the Campus including the maintenance of the campus landscape, which incorporates all grassed and shrub areas, paths, hedges and trees.
We are also responsible for the maintenance of the extensive portfolio of outdoor sports grounds for all major team sports.
Our Sports Ground at Cochrane Park was the dedicated football training venue for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The role is to look after the overall maintenance of the garden and grounds, reporting to the Grounds Supervisor the general jobs will include, grass cutting, hedge cutting, weeding, planting, leaf collection and winter maintenance duties.
These tasks will typically involve using a wide variety of powered machinery and we are also responsible for all the external cleaning of the site, as such, litter picking and bin emptying duties.
We work 37 hours per week Monday - Friday. Our working times vary between teams but will be between the hours 7.00am and 4.30pm. There may occasionally be a requirement to work overtime to ensure of an effective and efficient Grounds maintenance service.
We are seeking people who can work well as part of a small but highly dedicated team, has exceptional attention to detail and a willingness to learn, including opportunities to obtain the none mandatory qualifications mentioned below.
This position would be perfect for someone who has a passion for gardening and horticulture as well as having a good understanding of what is required to work in excellent quality gardens.
To be highly successful in this role, you should be a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with the ability to work using your own initiative as well as working closely with the existing team.
There are 3 postions available ,fixed term for 6 months, 12.5 days annual leave will be accrued throughout the duration of the contract.
Key AccountabilitiesGeneral grounds maintenance tasks such as grass cutting, litter picking hedge trimming, weeding and planting
Assist in winter maintenance program by clearing snow and ice from paths and roads in winter by hand and by machine
Drive a range of University vehicles across multiple sites
Empty external litter bins when required
Select and safely use a range of powered machinery to carry out daily tasks
Demonstrate excellent customer service skills on a daily basis
Ensure of a clear understanding of general and in-house health and safety rules and regulations
Completion of relevant safety documentation e.g. risk assessments and COSHH assessments
Complete all mandatory and specialist training courses identified by the Grounds Manager to facilitate safe working to the required standards
The Person
Desirable
Significant plant ID knowledge
Attributes and Behaviour
Physically fit and able to carry out demanding tasks, often in extremes of weather
Willingness to carry out paid overtime on occasion to meet business need i.e. special events or times of peak demand
Planning and Organising
Works in a planned and structured way
Uses own and others' time effectively
Sets own priorities in conjunction with team and area objectives
Plans workload and tasks in a systematic way
Ensures that all activities are completed on time
Finding Solutions
Uses initiative to sort things out, is enterprising in effective use of material, financial and human resources
Looks at ways of overcoming obstacles rather than coming to a standstill
Confidentiality deals with a broad range of information
Keeps an open mind to alternative ways of doing things
Delivering Services
Getting the job done well
Sees other departments and colleagues as "customers" and follows through on their enquiries and requests
Keeps fellow team members up to date with progress
Co-Operates with others in achieving targets
Strives to delivery high quality results
Is enthusiastic in getting the job done on time
Team Working
Encourages others to get involved
Willing to help others and share workloads
Gets involved with team tasks
Supportive of team decisions
Ask others opinion
Keeps other team members up to date with progress
Shares relevant and useful information with others
Communicating
Can put forward own view whilst listening and respecting the views and opinions of others
Qualifications:
Full clean driving licence
Desirable
Level 2 qualification in horticulture or landscape management
NPTC PA1 and PA6
