Gardener

7 months ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Athena Care Homes Full time

**_As a Gardener at Langdon House Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring that the full extent of the grounds and gardens is a high-quality amenity for residents, their relatives and our team._**

**About Langdon House Care Home**:
Langdon House is an exceptional residential care home in Cambridge. At Langdon House we pride ourselves on our family-feel, attractive gardens and providing outstanding care to each of our residents.

We’re based in a quiet nook in Chesterton on the north eastern side of Cambridge, three miles from the city centre. Our home offers fantastic 24-hour care to up to 51 residents.

**About the role**:
Reporting to the Home Manager, the Gardener is responsible for ensuring maintenance of the garden and grounds to high standard. We want a truly green fingered individual to take charge of our garden and grounds.

**Salary**:
£13 per hour.

**Shift Pattern**:
20 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

**Home Location**:
20 Union Lane, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1QB - 3 miles from the city centre.

**Key Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Be solely responsible for the garden and grounds, overseeing all aspects of planning, purchasing, planting, and maintenance.
- Work with the Home Manager to plan for garden improvements, ensuring the garden flourishes under your care.
- Perform regular garden maintenance tasks, including watering, weeding, pruning, and general upkeep.
- Collaborate with our team to ensure the garden is well-watered, especially during the summer months.

**Training, Skills & Experience Required**:

- Experience working within a gardening environment is essential.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Knowledge of care homes or working with people living with dementia is advantageous.

**What we can offer**:

- Fully comprehensive induction.
- Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
- 28 days of holiday per year.
- Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
- Refer a friend scheme.

**About Athena**:
Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

Our aim is to be the provider of choice for our residents and the employer of choice for our team members.

Our purpose is to create excellent quality homely environments with the highest standards of care, catering, housekeeping and activities.

We aim to enhance the lives of our residents and enable them to enjoy life to the full as individuals in happy, comfortable and safe surroundings.


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