Site Florist

3 weeks ago


Richmond, United Kingdom Petersham Nurseries - Richmond Full time

**SITE FLORIST**

Position Purpose

As Site Florist you are responsible for the site floristry and upkeep of the entire site.

(5 days - including at least 1 weekend day): floristry for restaurant, teahouse, private events, retail, and family requests.

Principal Accountabilities
- Site Floristry / Displays
- Ensuring the table displays and floristry standards within the nurseries are maintained to a high and healthy standard always - includes planning, styling, and ordering within department budgets.
- Support Director of Horticulture with one-off seasonal floristry installations, i.e., for Christmas/ Valentines in Restaurant/ Teahouse.
- Accountable for the ongoing care, maintenance, and upkeep of all the floristry and display elements across the entire nurseries.
- Complete daily floristry requests in line with restaurant, teahouse, retail/ green requirements.
- Ensure role is maintained on days off and make provisions/arrangements for cover when taking annual leave.
- Occasionally visiting suppliers and collecting plants/flowers for display and events when required (require petty cash for wholesalers).
- Offer stylistic guidance on seasonal planting for larger containers and displays within the nurseries, includes liaising with Director of Horticulture/ Head Gardener on plant purchases required to support the Site Gardener to carry out/ execute the planting up.
- Any other reasonable floristry and horticultural duty asked of you.
- Event Floristry/ Workshops.
- Host/ support hosting, floristry/ wreath making workshops throughout the year, including planning, ordering and set up of event.
- Working alongside the events team produce quotes for private events. Meeting with clientele, preparing proposals and mood boards.
- Plan, order and execute private event floristry.
- Attend the weekly events meeting for events floristry requirements.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
- Operational Standards
- Floristry and Decorative Display Standards
- Horticultural Knowledge
- Delivers to deadlines

Competencies
- Planning & Organising
- Resilience & Composure
- Integrity & Trust
- Working with Others

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