Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time Salary: £23,000 - £27,500 per annum, dependent on experience Are you an experienced and passionate gardener with a love for plants and horticultural knowledge? Uppingham School has an opportunity within our Gardens team. Join us to work on our large estate with diverse gardens, including an arboretum and 15 unique gardens designed by award-winning landscape architect Robert Myers. Our Gardens team strives for excellence, aiming to achieve National Trust standards and RHS quality. You will assist in maintaining, developing, and improving our extensive gardens, ensuring high-quality work that delights pupils, parents, visitors, staff, and the wider Uppingham community. Additionally, you'll play a key role in designing and planting floral displays for local competition Uppingham in Bloom, where we are proud holders of 8 gold medals. We are seeking a knowledgeable and committed gardener with experience in horticultural operations and expertise in basic horticultural techniques. Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to work well in a team are essential. Training in modern machinery and techniques will be provided, as we continue to advance our standards and develop our gardens. A full driving license is essential. This full-time role entails 39 hours of work per week, year-round, with regular hours from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00 am to 3:30 pm on Fridays. In return, Uppingham offers a supportive and inclusive community that values its people. Our working environment reflects our commitment to warmth, compassion, and mutual support, and we offer an excellent range of benefits to our employees which can be viewed here. Join us in developing the beauty of Uppingham's gardens and contributing to a vibrant and thriving community. For further details on this role and to apply please click the apply button. Applications will be reviewed as and when submitted. Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview. You may also have experience in the following: Gardener, Landscaping, Gardening, Grounds Person, Horticulture, Trainee, Landscaper, Maintenance Gardener, Groundworker, etc. REF-
May 03, 2024
Full time
Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time Salary: £23,000 - £27,500 per annum, dependent on experience Are you an experienced and passionate gardener with a love for plants and horticultural knowledge? Uppingham School has an opportunity within our Gardens team. Join us to work on our large estate with diverse gardens, including an arboretum and 15 unique gardens designed by award-winning landscape architect Robert Myers. Our Gardens team strives for excellence, aiming to achieve National Trust standards and RHS quality. You will assist in maintaining, developing, and improving our extensive gardens, ensuring high-quality work that delights pupils, parents, visitors, staff, and the wider Uppingham community. Additionally, you'll play a key role in designing and planting floral displays for local competition Uppingham in Bloom, where we are proud holders of 8 gold medals. We are seeking a knowledgeable and committed gardener with experience in horticultural operations and expertise in basic horticultural techniques. Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to work well in a team are essential. Training in modern machinery and techniques will be provided, as we continue to advance our standards and develop our gardens. A full driving license is essential. This full-time role entails 39 hours of work per week, year-round, with regular hours from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00 am to 3:30 pm on Fridays. In return, Uppingham offers a supportive and inclusive community that values its people. Our working environment reflects our commitment to warmth, compassion, and mutual support, and we offer an excellent range of benefits to our employees which can be viewed here. Join us in developing the beauty of Uppingham's gardens and contributing to a vibrant and thriving community. For further details on this role and to apply please click the apply button. Applications will be reviewed as and when submitted. Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview. You may also have experience in the following: Gardener, Landscaping, Gardening, Grounds Person, Horticulture, Trainee, Landscaper, Maintenance Gardener, Groundworker, etc. REF-
Sports Turf Grounds Operative Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time Salary: Up to £30k depending on experience Uppingham School is looking for a committed, experienced, and passionate Sports Turf grounds operative with a strong knowledge of machinery and sports pitch maintenance to join us on a full-time basis. As a Grounds operative, you will play a key role in maintaining our grounds and school pitches, ensuring our sports fields are safe, functional, and visually appealing. This will involve a variety of tasks including mowing, fertilising, aerating, irrigating, repairing turf surfaces and maintaining artificial pitches/courts. In addition to this, you will be responsible for managing equipment, completing scheduled maintenance activities, and liaising with other staff or stakeholders to support field usage. You will need previous experience of sports ground maintenance and associated work, including experience of marking pitches, mowing, aerating, fertilising and weed control. You will also be capable of using a range of machinery and equipment.Qualifications including PA1, PA2 and PA6 spraying certificates and an NVQ Level 2 Sports Turf qualification or similar is desirable, but not essential. Benefits In return Uppingham offers a community that values people. We are warm, compassionate, and mutually supportive. This is reflected in our working environment and the benefits we are able to offer: 50% contribution to premiums for the School's private health scheme Free Westfield Healthcare Free membership of dual-use Sports Centre (£25 annual joining fee) Free staff lunches in term-time School fee discount 25% Holiday Club discount at Uppingham School Sports Centre for children of Uppingham and Maidwell Hall staff Retail, gym, supermarket, cinema and restaurant discounts Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Contributory pension scheme Occupational Health Services Free annual flu jabs Recognised as a "Disability Confident" employer Recognised as a "Mindful" employer Recognised as "Investors in Diversity" For further details and to apply please click the apply button. Applications will be reviewed as received. Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview. You may also have experience in the following: Ground Maintenance, Caretaker, Maintenance Operative, Handyman, Repairs, Health and Safety, DIY, Estates Management Gardener, Landscaping, Gardening, Grounds Person, Horticulture, Trainee, Landscaper, Maintenance Gardener, Groundworker, etc. Candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview. You may also have experience in the following: Ground Maintenance, Caretaker, Maintenance Operative, Handyman, Repairs, Health and Safety, DIY, Estates Management Gardener, Landscaping, Gardening, Grounds Person, Horticulture, Trainee, Landscaper, Maintenance Gardener, Groundworker, etc. REF-
May 02, 2024
Full time
Sports Turf Grounds Operative Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time Salary: Up to £30k depending on experience Uppingham School is looking for a committed, experienced, and passionate Sports Turf grounds operative with a strong knowledge of machinery and sports pitch maintenance to join us on a full-time basis. As a Grounds operative, you will play a key role in maintaining our grounds and school pitches, ensuring our sports fields are safe, functional, and visually appealing. This will involve a variety of tasks including mowing, fertilising, aerating, irrigating, repairing turf surfaces and maintaining artificial pitches/courts. In addition to this, you will be responsible for managing equipment, completing scheduled maintenance activities, and liaising with other staff or stakeholders to support field usage. You will need previous experience of sports ground maintenance and associated work, including experience of marking pitches, mowing, aerating, fertilising and weed control. You will also be capable of using a range of machinery and equipment.Qualifications including PA1, PA2 and PA6 spraying certificates and an NVQ Level 2 Sports Turf qualification or similar is desirable, but not essential. Benefits In return Uppingham offers a community that values people. We are warm, compassionate, and mutually supportive. This is reflected in our working environment and the benefits we are able to offer: 50% contribution to premiums for the School's private health scheme Free Westfield Healthcare Free membership of dual-use Sports Centre (£25 annual joining fee) Free staff lunches in term-time School fee discount 25% Holiday Club discount at Uppingham School Sports Centre for children of Uppingham and Maidwell Hall staff Retail, gym, supermarket, cinema and restaurant discounts Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Contributory pension scheme Occupational Health Services Free annual flu jabs Recognised as a "Disability Confident" employer Recognised as a "Mindful" employer Recognised as "Investors in Diversity" For further details and to apply please click the apply button. Applications will be reviewed as received. Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview. You may also have experience in the following: Ground Maintenance, Caretaker, Maintenance Operative, Handyman, Repairs, Health and Safety, DIY, Estates Management Gardener, Landscaping, Gardening, Grounds Person, Horticulture, Trainee, Landscaper, Maintenance Gardener, Groundworker, etc. Candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview. You may also have experience in the following: Ground Maintenance, Caretaker, Maintenance Operative, Handyman, Repairs, Health and Safety, DIY, Estates Management Gardener, Landscaping, Gardening, Grounds Person, Horticulture, Trainee, Landscaper, Maintenance Gardener, Groundworker, etc. REF-
Job Title: Gardener Location: Bromley, Greater London Salary: £14.60 per hour Job Type: Permanent - Full Time About Morden College: Our most valuable resource are the people within Morden College; they provide the supportive, caring, and inclusive environment both for colleagues and for our Residents. Our culture encourages and supports creativity, celebrates our differences and the similarities that draw us together as a community and promote the highest standards of individual behaviour and accountability in everything we do. Morden College is a charity that is dedicated to enabling a life-lived independence for the older people they provide homes for, through life, as they grow older. Morden College has enriched the lives of its residents as well as their families, over the last 300 years. The Charity's core purpose is to provide older people who are in need with a home for life within its beautiful grounds, with amazing facilities and surrounded by its caring people, who work tirelessly to provide the highest quality of care. Job Summary/Purpose: Assisting the Gardens Manager in ensuring that Morden College gardens and grounds at Ralph Perring Court in Beckenham and at Blackheath are maintained as safe and appealing external spaces and to promote resident wellbeing by supporting hands on gardening activities. Key Duties & Responsibilities: Mowing, using all types of mowers, including ride-on mowers. Edging, trimming and maintaining lawns. Scarifying and spiking of lawns. Maintenance of fine turf areas including sports areas (including hammers and putting). Application of lawn fertilisers, use of hosepipes and sprinklers, watering of pots and urns. Planting and maintaining seasonal bedding, planting and maintaining shrubs and trees, pruning of fruit trees and shrubs, propagation of hard wood cuttings and potting up. Rose pruning and application of rose fertilisers, removing epicormic shoots from trees. Leaf clearing, using leaf blowers or rakes/brooms, make and apply compost. Application of rock salt or other specified materials and clearing snow and ice from pathways and roadways. The mixing and application of chemical sprays. Hedge trimming using both manual and power assisted equipment, single/double digging of areas both manually and using a rotavator. Carrying out soft landscaping. Carrying out basic brick edging, laying of slabs and timber and metal edging. Labelling and sign writing. Cleaning and maintaining horticultural machinery and hand tools, tidying up Grounds Department sheds, storage and compost areas, loading and unloading of skips, containers or other delivery vehicles, maintaining garden furniture and garden features, including, cleaning and the application of preservatives. The Candidate: C&G Stage 2 Amenity Horticulture Or RHS Certificate Horticulture Level 2 Practical and Theory Or NVQ Level 3 Amenity Horticulture A minimum of 3 years practical experience in horticulture Chain saw certificate Mixing and use of chemicals certificate Spraying certificate H&S certificate Horticulture Grounds maintenance Use of Machinery Soft landscaping Garden Planning Forward Planning skills Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role. Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Groundskeeper, Groundsman, Grounds person, Groundswoman, Grounds Keeper, Gardener, Head Gardener, Garden Maintenance Team Leader, Ground Maintenance, Operative Gardener, Experienced Gardener, Garden Designer, Landscape Gardener, Grounds, Gardener, Garden Maintenance Landscaper may also be considered for this role.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Job Title: Gardener Location: Bromley, Greater London Salary: £14.60 per hour Job Type: Permanent - Full Time About Morden College: Our most valuable resource are the people within Morden College; they provide the supportive, caring, and inclusive environment both for colleagues and for our Residents. Our culture encourages and supports creativity, celebrates our differences and the similarities that draw us together as a community and promote the highest standards of individual behaviour and accountability in everything we do. Morden College is a charity that is dedicated to enabling a life-lived independence for the older people they provide homes for, through life, as they grow older. Morden College has enriched the lives of its residents as well as their families, over the last 300 years. The Charity's core purpose is to provide older people who are in need with a home for life within its beautiful grounds, with amazing facilities and surrounded by its caring people, who work tirelessly to provide the highest quality of care. Job Summary/Purpose: Assisting the Gardens Manager in ensuring that Morden College gardens and grounds at Ralph Perring Court in Beckenham and at Blackheath are maintained as safe and appealing external spaces and to promote resident wellbeing by supporting hands on gardening activities. Key Duties & Responsibilities: Mowing, using all types of mowers, including ride-on mowers. Edging, trimming and maintaining lawns. Scarifying and spiking of lawns. Maintenance of fine turf areas including sports areas (including hammers and putting). Application of lawn fertilisers, use of hosepipes and sprinklers, watering of pots and urns. Planting and maintaining seasonal bedding, planting and maintaining shrubs and trees, pruning of fruit trees and shrubs, propagation of hard wood cuttings and potting up. Rose pruning and application of rose fertilisers, removing epicormic shoots from trees. Leaf clearing, using leaf blowers or rakes/brooms, make and apply compost. Application of rock salt or other specified materials and clearing snow and ice from pathways and roadways. The mixing and application of chemical sprays. Hedge trimming using both manual and power assisted equipment, single/double digging of areas both manually and using a rotavator. Carrying out soft landscaping. Carrying out basic brick edging, laying of slabs and timber and metal edging. Labelling and sign writing. Cleaning and maintaining horticultural machinery and hand tools, tidying up Grounds Department sheds, storage and compost areas, loading and unloading of skips, containers or other delivery vehicles, maintaining garden furniture and garden features, including, cleaning and the application of preservatives. The Candidate: C&G Stage 2 Amenity Horticulture Or RHS Certificate Horticulture Level 2 Practical and Theory Or NVQ Level 3 Amenity Horticulture A minimum of 3 years practical experience in horticulture Chain saw certificate Mixing and use of chemicals certificate Spraying certificate H&S certificate Horticulture Grounds maintenance Use of Machinery Soft landscaping Garden Planning Forward Planning skills Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role. Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Groundskeeper, Groundsman, Grounds person, Groundswoman, Grounds Keeper, Gardener, Head Gardener, Garden Maintenance Team Leader, Ground Maintenance, Operative Gardener, Experienced Gardener, Garden Designer, Landscape Gardener, Grounds, Gardener, Garden Maintenance Landscaper may also be considered for this role.
Martin Group of Companies
South Normanton, Derbyshire
Gardener / Landscaper / Maintenance Operative H.W. Martin Fencing and Forestry Limited Job title: Gardener / Landscaper / Maintenance Operative Location: Blackwell, DE55 5JY Hourly rate: Very competitive and dependant on experience Additional benefits: oliday, Employee Assistance Programme, Life assurance. Contract Type: Full time 40 hours per week. Permanent The Company: Established 1976, The Martin Group of Companies, provide a trained and certificated workforce of over 1,300 delivering works and support services from design, through to build and onward maintenance for the transport and waste recycling infrastructure for the UK. The Opportunity An active and physical role which for the right individual will be extremely rewarding. The role is responsible for completing a wide variety of gardening and maintenance tasks. Specific duties (not exhaustive), experience, and requirements. Trimming trees, shrubs, and hedges. Maintaining paths and maintaining lawns, including mowing and fertilising. Weeding, planting, and edging. Use of tractor log splitter Watering and feeding plants and trees. Use of machinery including ride on mower, lawn mower, strimmer, hedge cutters, chainsaw. Maintenance jobs e.g. painting. Good horticultural and plant knowledge. Self-motivated and able to plan and schedule. Keen to produce a high level of finish. Work safely on own so an understanding of health and safety is required. A full driving licence as this job includes some driving. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from any suitably qualified persons. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice to see how we manage your data, which can be found on our website.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Gardener / Landscaper / Maintenance Operative H.W. Martin Fencing and Forestry Limited Job title: Gardener / Landscaper / Maintenance Operative Location: Blackwell, DE55 5JY Hourly rate: Very competitive and dependant on experience Additional benefits: oliday, Employee Assistance Programme, Life assurance. Contract Type: Full time 40 hours per week. Permanent The Company: Established 1976, The Martin Group of Companies, provide a trained and certificated workforce of over 1,300 delivering works and support services from design, through to build and onward maintenance for the transport and waste recycling infrastructure for the UK. The Opportunity An active and physical role which for the right individual will be extremely rewarding. The role is responsible for completing a wide variety of gardening and maintenance tasks. Specific duties (not exhaustive), experience, and requirements. Trimming trees, shrubs, and hedges. Maintaining paths and maintaining lawns, including mowing and fertilising. Weeding, planting, and edging. Use of tractor log splitter Watering and feeding plants and trees. Use of machinery including ride on mower, lawn mower, strimmer, hedge cutters, chainsaw. Maintenance jobs e.g. painting. Good horticultural and plant knowledge. Self-motivated and able to plan and schedule. Keen to produce a high level of finish. Work safely on own so an understanding of health and safety is required. A full driving licence as this job includes some driving. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from any suitably qualified persons. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice to see how we manage your data, which can be found on our website.