Gardener

7 days ago

East Grinstead, United Kingdom Reap London Ltd. Full time

Responsible to Director

**Job summary**

Responsible for the general maintenance and development of a private garden space for food growing, mainly in the East Grinstead area and could include some surrounding areas, creating a garden environment that is enjoyable, safe, and secure for both its garden owners and its visitors.

**Main duties**

Tasks will vary on a daily basis and from garden to garden as determined by the Managing

Director and/or the client and may include:

- Carrying out a varied range of gardening duties, requiring a minimum amount of supervision and use of own initiative
- Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, litter and debris

clearing, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed preparation and planting
- The use of a wide range of hand tools, horticultural machinery and powered hand tools,

such as lawn mowers, strimmers, hedge cutters etc
- Ensuring that all tools, garden equipment and machinery are correctly maintained and

serviced and that they are kept in good and safe working order
- Assisting with the construction of raised beds
- Awareness and practising of Health and Safety legislations, ensuring a safe working

environment for everyone working or using in the garden
- Keeping the van and tool storage clean and tidy and tools stored securely at all times

chemicals and pesticides
- Undergo training as required
- Assisting in marketing tasks, such as handing out flyers and promoting the business to

prospective new clients

**Essential skills, interests and qualities**
- Most importantly, you’ll share our values
- Competent, physically fit and able to do hard manual labour
- Have a track record of creating and maintaining gardens
- Ability to use a wide range of horticultural machinery and powered hand tools
- Possessing a good knowledge or interest in botany and horticulture
- Comfortable with working in all weathers and seasons
- Ability to work well as part of a team or individually
- Knowledge and experience of implementing health and safety rules and legislations
- Current and clean driving licence and confidence of driving a van.
- Good communication skills and a courteous personal manner to clients and staff

**Desirable**
- Knowledge and/or interest in the Permaculture Design approach
- Horticultural qualification
- First Aid qualification
- Knowledge of organic gardening methods and techniques
- Creativity and an eye for detail
- Experience of identifying pests and diseases
- Eagerness to learn and improve
- Ability to pass on knowledge and educate teams

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent, Temp to perm
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

**Experience**:

- Gardening: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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