Gardener - Bank

Gardener - Bank

**Job Description**:
**Gardener - Bank**

**Location**: Richmond Village Letcombe Regis, South Street, Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire, OX12 9JY**

**£11.85 per hour - Paid breaks**

**Bank Contract - Flexible hours, only picking up shifts that suit your availability**

**We make health happen**

At Bupa, we offer essential support when it matters most. Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis provides luxury retirement living with personalized care that promotes independence and honours individual choice, allowing our residents to live their best lives. We take pride in our carehome.co.uk review score of 9.6 out of 10.

Our gardeners plays a vital role in enhancing the well-being of residents by creating a peaceful and therapeutic environment. Their work not only beautifies the surroundings but also encourages physical activity, supports social interaction, and can even provide fresh produce. A well-maintained garden significantly contributes to the overall quality of life for residents, making the care home a more inviting and pleasant place to live

**You'll help us make health happen by**:

- Maintain the gardens and grounds of the Village, or other company property, safely and to a high standard of attractiveness within the agreed plan
- Maintaining all grassed areas including mowing, trimming, weed control, repairs and feeding.
- Ensuring all trees and shrubs are maintained, including trimming, pruning, and assessing stability.
- Maintaining all flower beds, boarder plants, hanging baskets and potted plants.
- Providing general maintenance, including sweeping and weed removal on all paved areas, removing any litter and raking leaves.
- Responsible for keeping the tool sheds and storage areas tidy and maintaining all garden equipment and tools.
- Supporting the Maintenance Operative as required with decorating duties and basic maintenance support.

**Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role**:
You have hands on experience in grounds maintenance and a passion for gardening. Experience within a large commercial estate, knowledge of horticulture statutory requirements and a gardening or horticultural qualification would be advantageous. Friendly and approachable, you have excellent customer service skills and an ability to work well as part of a large team. With a practical ability and experience in painting and decorating, you're happy to help the wider team as required.

**Why Bupa?**

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Care Home - Facilities & Home Support
Locations:
Richmond Letcombe Regis Village

Paid volunteer time, Cycle to work scheme, Financial planning services, Discounted or free food, Employee mentoring programme, Private medical insurance, Free flu jabs, Gym membership, Additional leave, Private dental insurance, Referral programme, Company pension, Health & wellbeing programme