Gardener
From Private Advert
Gardener – Vacancy
**At Colten Care we are proud to offer career development opportunities, and a range of pay enhancements across our roles. Contact us to find out more**
Introduction
We’re looking for an experienced Gardener to join our team and become a valued part of day-to-day life, at Kingfishers, Hampshire, with support at surrounding homes.
Reporting to the Home Manager and group-wide Head Gardener, you’ll play an essential role in creating and maintaining the beautiful outdoor spaces that help our residents lead a fulfilled life. The inspiring and relaxing surroundings are essential to our residents’ individual wellbeing. As part of your responsibilities, you will manage the outdoor space with your extensive horticultural knowledge, engage with residents to foster their interests in nature and use creative flare to improve our gardens. Your encouragement and support will empower residents to explore the gardens at their own pace, and you may have the option to establish gardening clubs to further engage them.
About you
You will have prior gardening experience, where your knowledge of horticultural yearly tasks will allow you to maintain the gardens to National Garden Scheme Level. You will have the opportunity to bring your passion and creativity to life when editing areas of the gardens such as borders and beds. Your expertise will be instrumental in crafting stunning outdoor spaces that our residents will adore. You’re adept at prioritising tasks and working efficiently on your own initiative. You’re confident using a wide range of garden equipment including power tools, which are provided and kept at each home.
You’re polite, courteous, patient, and respectful, with good communications skills and literacy in English. You’re approachable, with a can-do attitude, a genuine interest in helping our residents make the most of our gardens and keen to learn and develop your knowledge.
Essential requirement- Business insurance is essential due to travel during work hours
About Colten Care
We’re an award-winning, family-owned, independent care home group, with an outstanding reputation in the industry. This is due to our amazing people and our focus on keeping the resident at the heart of everything we do.
We strive to be the best we can hence why all 21 of our nursing homes are rated at least good and 7 are outstanding by the CQC, our national regulator.
If a career in elderly care is for you then you want to be part of the team at Colten Care.
Benefits
- Paid breaks
- Excellent inductions, training and ‘on the job’ support
- Choice of free meals
- Friendly team and great support network of internal professionals
- Real career progression opportunities
- Annual pay review
- Free uniforms
- contributory pension scheme
Salary: From £29,800
Working Hours: 40 hours per week full-time contract available to suit you and your work-life balance
This private advert is being managed directly by the employer. Horticruitment are not involved in the hiring process and are therefore unable to share any additional information on this role. If you have any questions regarding this position, the best course of action is to apply for the job which will open a line of communication with the employer.
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