Senior Gardener

Are you experienced gardener with a passion for creating and improving beautiful spaces? Can you lead a team and be flexible to support wider maintenance of the grounds of a foundation of schools and nurseries?

Reporting to the Head of Grounds Care, the Senior Gardener will fulfil a supporting role for the Head of Grounds Care in developing and managing the Garden Team.
They will assist in managing the daily delivery of general gardening and external area maintenance at Dean Close Schools, Cheltenham and associated nurseries.

The role focuses more on the maintenance and development of the school’s gardens, but the person may also assist with maintenance of the grass and artificial sports pitches.

The role requires independent and team working in order to provide the following: gardens and grounds in good and safe condition and maintenance of the equipment necessary to deliver these services.
Specific responsibility for the training of any apprentice or trainee and leading a small gardens team on the ground.

It is essential to recognise that providing the best possible educational environment in line with the ethos of the Dean Close Foundation is at the heart of this role. A flexible, diplomatic approach when liaising with academic and residential staff is important, for example by giving adequate notice when requesting access to public and private spaces.

For full details see the Job Description