Gardener/ Horticulturist

With the increase work-load available to the company, an opportunity has arisen for a gardener/horticulturist, to be part of a team and carry out various horticultural tasks in various settings.

The company can offer career progression opportunities for hard-working and committed employees. Types of work would include all of the below:

- General garden maintenance tasks and tidying
- Garden clearances and renovations
- Groundwork and clearance
- Creating lawns
- Mowing and strimming
- Hedge cutting, pruning, and shaping
- Specimen shrub and tree pruning
- Pest, Disease and weed management
- Conservation and holistic gardening practices
- Planting and rejuvenation
- Propagation and production
- Kitchen garden production and management
- Care and maintenance packages
- Advice and guidance

**Experience, skills, expertise, and certificates would ideally include**:

- RHS qualifications or similar
- Effective communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Ability to work under pressure and seasonal deadlines
- Good time management skills
- Good customer service skills and rapport abilities
- Good eye for detail and finishes
- Pruning specialist shrubs, trees and topiary
- Good weed identification skills
- Mowing, strimming and cutting large hedges
- Working in all weathers and tough conditions
- Knowledge of specific horticultural materials, methods, tools and equipment.
- Confident using land-based machinery

Desirable but not essential (possible opportunity to acquire these certificates)
- Chainsaw maintenance and cross cutting Cs30
- Felling small trees cs31
- Aerial rescue cs38
- Chainsaw with rope cs39

Driver’s license is crucial.

It is of the upmost importance to represent the company in a good light when working, as existing clients who have been served by the founders for over a decade, are extremely valued and reputation is key.

Typical on-site working hours are:

- **Mon 8am-5pm**
- **Tues 8am-5pm**
- **Wed 8am-5pm**
- **Thurs 8am-5pm**
- **Fri 8am-5pm**

15mins morning break paid and 30mins lunch break unpaid

42.5 hours per week

Seasonal variation expected, with opportunity to work over-time.

Benefits include:

- Uniform
- Use of tools
- Work van
- Pension scheme
- Continuous on-site training
- Stunning work locations with plenty of variety
- Uniform and 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £24,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Are you familiar with garden machinery?
- Do you have any health conditions or disabilities which may impact your physical performance while working?
- What is your preferred interest within horticulture and why?
- Please rate your plant knowledge and identification skills between 1-10 (1 being low and 10 being excellent)
- As a gardener, what skills and attributes do you believe you have to offer, that could contribute to the success of the business on a day
- to
- day basis?

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Horticultural/land-based work: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving license (required)

Willingness to travel:

- 50% (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in EVESHAM