Groundsperson/gardener

**Grounds Person / Gardener**

**Grade 15 Point 3 - 4**

**£20,812 - £21,189 per annum dependant on experience**

**Start Date: January 2023**

**37 hours per week Monday - Friday**

**Year round position**

Frome College are looking to appoint a Gardener / Grounds Person to maintain the School Grounds. The college grounds feature garden areas, sport pitches, lawns and sweeping borders with differing planting schemes.

**Working as part of a small team, your main duties and responsibilities will include**:

- Digging over borders
- Watering plants
- Weeding
- Preparing flower beds for planting
- Planting up flower beds, pot, and bedding plants
- Propagation
- Edging grass areas and paving
- Cutting hedging
- Pruning small trees
- Preparation of events ie Open Days, Parents Evenings

**To succeed in this role, you will be**:

- Happy to work outdoors in all weather and conditions
- Reliable, hardworking and self-motivated with a ‘can do’ approach to ensure the job is completed on time to a high standard
- Good organisational skills
- Friendly and helpful personality with a smart, presentable appearance

Frome College is a successful, vibrant and forward thinking 13-19 Upper School with approximately 1200 students. It is a fast-moving school undergoing exciting and rapid regeneration. We are based on a stunning campus in easy reach of Bath and Bristol. Frome itself is a thriving market town, with a vibrant artistic community with the renowned Frome Festival, monthly Sunday market and many restaurants and 2 theatres, one of which is on campus.

**Closing Date: Friday 6th January 2023 8am**

**Salary**: £20,812.00-£21,189.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 06/01/2023