Gardener

3 weeks ago

Northwood, United Kingdom Merchant Taylors' School Full time

**Job description**

**The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment**

**The School **Merchant Taylors’ School is a large Independent Boys’ School, situated in 286 acres of parkland in Northwood,
Middlesex. The School was founded in 1561, is owned by the Merchant Taylors’ Educational Trust and moved to its present site in 1933. There are four distinct boys’ day schools on campus. The Nursery, the Pre-Prep & the Prep cater for 340 boys, while the Senior School has some 930 pupils. The School employs over 140 teachers and 160 Support staff across Merchant Taylors’ School.

**Job title **Gardener

**Function **Support Staff

**Reports to **Head Gardener

**Line management duties and**
**responsibilities for **N/A

**Summary of role **To work with the Gardening team to help maintain the School’s garden and lawns to a high standard.

**Main duties and responsibilities ** To ensure that all paths and external areas are clear from debris and maintained throughout the year (clear of ice and snow in the winter).
- The safe use of pesticides and other treatments in line with COSHH regulations.
- Day to day care, cultivation and maintenance of ornamental landscapes e.g. weeding, mulching, pruning and planting.
- Day to day tidying-up of hard landscaping and grounds e.g. blowing, sweeping, and leaf collection and removal.
- Safe use of horticultural tools and machinery, and their care, cleaning and storage after use.
- Ensuring lawns and sports turf are regularly cut, strimmed and edged of, and to undertake grass repairs where necessary.
- Assistance with preparation of hard courts, artificial turf and pitch marking.
- Greenhouse plant care for e.g. tender plants, bedding, plugs and bulbs grown and propagation.
- To maintain planter displays throughout the school and for school events.
- Spreading of grit salt during periods of ice and manual snow clearance from footpaths.
- Any other reasonable duties taking into account ability, training, experience and qualifications
- Undertake any other duties reasonably required of the post.

**Safeguarding responsibilities **It is the post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact and to adhere to and ensure compliance with the
School’s Safeguarding Policy Statement at all times. If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the School s/he must report any concerns to the Head Master

**Person Specification**

**The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment**

**Essential Desirable Method of assessment**

**Qualifications ** GCSE English and Maths, grades Qualified to a level 2 standard in Production of the Applicant’s

A-E (or equivalent) as a minimum horticulture certificates
- Spray licence PA1 and PA6

Discussion at interview
- Full, Clean, UK driver’s licence

Independent verification of qualifications

**Experience ** Hands on proven practical Experience of sports turf and Contents of the Application form experience in garden pitch maintenance maintenance is important, Interview including the use of machinery such as strimmers, ride-on and Professional references pedestrian mowers.

**Skills ** Proven gardening skills to a high Contents of the Application form standard.
Interview

Professional references

**Knowledge ** Good knowledge of plants, Ability to identify pests and Contents of the Application form standard horticultural practices, disease. and the safe use of relevant Interview horticultural tools and machinery
Professional references

**qualities, attitude and **in all weathers
**behaviours ** Interview
- Proven reliability and punctuality

Professional references
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team, whilst able to work with mínimal supervision
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- A flexible and proactive approach to work
- Attention to detail

**The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment**

**General Conditions**

**Start date January 2023**

**Hours **8.00 am - 5.00 pm Monday to Friday
8.00 am - 12.00 noon One in four Saturdays

(Autumn and Spring Term)
8.00 am - 12 noon Alternative Saturdays

(Summer Term Only)

Some extra hours will be required during the summer term to cope with the demands of cricket at the school.
The hours worked will be 40 hours per week on average over the year (shorter working week in the winter)
One hour unpaid lunch.

**Salary **£23,555 - £27,204 dependent on relevant skills, qualifications and experience.

**Holiday **25 day

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