Gardener

We’re driven by our purpose to build real communities, which enhance the lives of our residents every single day. If you’re looking for a career which means more and gives you more, personally and professionally, there’s a place for you here at Inspired Villages.

In partnership with Legal & General PLC and NatWest Pension Trustee Limited, with hugely ambitious (and very achievable) growth plans, we are seeking a Gardener to join our expanding grounds team.

The role will suit a knowledgeable, confident, and personable gardener who can communicate well with others while helping to maintain a large estate.

The Role:

- Maintaining formal lawns, flower beds, hedges, shrubs, and borders
- Carrying out landscaping duties including drainage clearance, pathways, and steps
- Clearing leaves around the site, both by machine and manually
- Carrying out minor repairs around the estate
- Weeding and pruning of the flower and shrub borders
- Hedge pruning - formal yew and box hedging as well as native hedgerows
- Wildflower meadow maintenance - weed control and yearly cutting
- Carrying out general woodland path and tree maintenance
- Assisting residents with any gardening or horticulturally based queries.

Key Requirements:

- A minimum of 2 years experience working as a Gardener or within grounds maintenance
- Strong general plant knowledge
- Competent working to Health and Safety and COSHH regulations
- Experience using a wide variety of garden maintenance petrol equipment
- Any qualifications within the horticultural would be desirable but not essential.

Working Hours:
This is a full-time opportunity where the Gardener will work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Between the hours of 7:00 am and 4:00 pm

The Benefits:

- BUPA health care
- Life Assurance at x4 your annual salary
- 28 days annual leave (increasing by 1 for each year served)
- Gift of Time - 3 additional days leave for charity or voluntary work per year
- Big birthdays off (those ending in a 0)
- 5% matched pension scheme
- Retail discounts on a variety of outlets
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric car scheme
- Access to SMART tech
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Working in an incredible workspace, with a gym, social areas, and parking.