Community Work Gardener

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Landscaping Matters Full time

At The Oxfordshire Gardener, our philosophy is one of providing excellent and attentive garden care, with an approachable and friendly service.
We’re growing and we’re ready to welcome a new member to our team, so if you’re keen to deliver first-class garden maintenance, have great communication skills and are organised with a positive approach, we’d love to hear from you.
Reporting to the Head Gardener, you’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate your passion for horticulture and plants, so you’ll need to have an RHS level qualification or similar. You’ll be ability leading a small team, helping to ensure excellent customer service and brilliant horticultural care. You should be someone who enjoys the outdoor life, nurturing the gardens and who gets a great sense of achievement from presenting the gardens to the highest standards. Specific skills required for the role are good professional gardening experience, excellent plant knowledge and an in-depth understanding of year-round garden management.
Providing excellent horticultural and garden maintenance care to a variety of garden styles across our portfolio.
Assist with soft landscaping projects, such as planting schemes, helping to deliver them on time and with attention to detail.
Providing daily activity reports, detailing work completed and development advice provided in each garden visited.
Suggesting to your clients additional work and services available, as well as plans for the garden over forthcoming months.
Ensuring that any company vehicle used is kept well-feeling, clean, tidy, organised and presentable to the highest standards.
Ensuring all tools and equipment are kept in good condition and reporting any issues to the Senior Gardener.
A recognised horticultural qualification to RHS Level 2 standard or equivalent experience
~ Confidence to provide appraisals of the garden and advise clients
~ Have proven practical gardening/horticulture experience, as well as a strong knowledge of plants
~ External courses including RHS, David Austin roses, LANTRA, planting design, lawn care and garden photography
~ In-house training
~ Development plans tailored to your specific areas of specialism, interest and career development programme.
~ Cross-training initiatives
~30 days holiday (includes bank holidays), rising by 1 day each year after 3 years service to a maximum of 33 days.
~ Pension
~ Company uniform plus annual allowance
~ Use of company vehicle
~ Team events including private tours with published Head Gardeners, visits to RHS flower shows
~ Social events
~ Discretionary bonus

If you’re buzzing with energy and the drive to get things done, have an eye for detail, strive for excellence and efficiency in horticulture and garden care, love working in the serenity of nature, but have career goals, are brilliant at communicating with people on all levels and have a gift for excellent customer service, then you’re just who we’re looking for.
At least 2 years+ prior experience in providing garden maintenance
RHS level 2 or Horticulture Diploma
Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive flexible attitude
Experience managing kitchen gardens and cutting gardens or similar productive gardens including selection of varieties, crop rotation, extension and maximisation of fresh produce availability or long lasting blooms.
Experience in implementing soft landscaping projects, such as installing new planting schemes or planning sympathetic additions to existing planted areas.
Comfortable with use of mobile technology for field-based reporting and general communication apps
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Company events
Company pension
On-site parking
Sick pay
Monday to Friday

Do you hold a valid Category B Manual Driving Licence?
Are you able to commute to our main office location at Kirtlington, Oxfordshire on a daily basis?
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