Skilled Gardener

1 week ago

Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

**About The Role**:
Dorchester Town Council is looking for a trained and experienced Skilled Gardener. You should be a self-motivated person who will deliver a quality grounds maintenance service for visitors to the gardens to enjoy. The beautiful, historic gardens are centrally located in Dorchester and are heavily used offering a relaxing escape from the busy town. The gardens also host many vibrant events throughout the year and the program continues to expand. This is a working post, duties include the supervision and direction of allocated on-site staff and carrying out the full range of maintenance tasks such as: Grass cutting, shrub bed maintenance, nursery operations, weeding, ground-based tree maintenance, litter collection, hard and soft landscaping.

You will contribute to the design, cultivation and planting of seasonal bedding displays. In the absence of the Head Gardener, you will be responsible for the operation of the gardens.

You should be an enthusiastic and committed worker who will help increase colleagues skills further. If you want to work in a valued, high-profile location, with the opportunity to further improve and develop the Gardens, yourself and the team, then this is the vacancy for you.

**Further Information**:
Dorchester Town Council Offices, 19 North Square, Dorchester,

Dorset DT1 1JF.

The council is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Steve Newman

Town Clerk

If you would like an informal discussion about the post please

**About Us**:
Dorchester Town Council provides a range of services for both the residents of and visitors to Dorchester. The outdoor services section delivers a wide range of facilities such as play areas, open spaces, cemeteries and of course, the high profile and much loved Borough Gardens located in the centre of Dorchester.

The council is committed to the ongoing improvement of the gardens, most recently seen by the installation of air source heating to both the glass house nursery and Borough Gardens House. Solar panels have also been installed to supply power to the house and heating system, in this way the Carbon footprint of the gardens has been significantly reduced.

The council is proud of the facilities and services it provides and also the way it supports and encourages staff to professionally develop as far as possible by encouraging staff learning, showing initiative and sharing ideas.

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