Gardener
1 week ago
**Job Summary**
**Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Gardener**
**Reporting to**: Head Gardener
**Main purpose of the role**: The Gardener will assist the Gardens Team in providing a beautiful environment for pupils and staff to enjoy. The Garden Team is responsible for maintaining and developing the three school sites as well as residential properties.
**Role Overview**:
**General Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Lawn care
- Tree and shrub maintenance
- Monitoring the health of all plants and greenspaces
- Maintain herbaceous & mixed borders
- Weeding, feeding and irrigation
**Person Specification**:
- Experience working in a similar environment
- A valid driving license
- A love of working outdoors
- Experience using a wide range of horticultural machinery and powered hand tools
- Strong manual skills
- Creativity and an eye for detail
- Interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
- Experience of identifying pests and diseases
- Eagerness to learn and improve
Desirable
- Experience working at a high-profile garden
- RHS level 2 or equivalent qualification
**Hours of Work**:
You will be required to work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday inclusive 7:45am - 4:15pm with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break. Occasional weekend work will be required to support College Open Mornings and Events in which time in lieu will be given.
**Remuneration**:
The salary for this role will be £26,458 - £27,800 per annum dependant on experience.
**Holidays**:
23 days (pro-rata), plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days (pro-rata) plus bank holidays after 2 years of service.
**Benefits**:
- Complimentary lunch is provided.
- Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
- Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
- Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
- Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
- Employee benefit and discount platform.
**Wellbeing**:
- Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool.
- Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
- Generous sickness policy.
- Comprehensive wellbeing package.
- Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.
**Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities**:
**Category**
Support Staff
(Support Staff)
**Vacancy Type**
Permanent/Full Time
**Salary**
The salary for this role will be £26,458 - £27,800 per annum dependant on experience.
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