Gardener

Colten Care; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid breaks

Excellent inductions, training and ‘on

Job summary

Colten Care in Poole is seeking an experienced Gardener to join our team at The Aldbury and Canford Chase. You will maintain outdoor spaces and engage with residents to enrich their daily lives, reporting to the Home Manager and Head Gardener.

The role offers 32 hours per week, with pay from £15.30 to £16.80 per hour, and opportunities for career development. You will use a wide range of garden tools and help create welcoming, well-tended gardens across our care homes.

Qualifications

• Experience in gardening and a good understanding of horticulture.
• Ideally, appreciation for a care home environment.
• Able to prioritise tasks and work on own initiative.
• Comfortable using a wide range of garden equipment including power tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain outdoor spaces at Colten Care homes.
• Engage with residents to foster interest in nature, plants, and seasonal changes.
• Support residents and potentially establish gardening clubs.

Skills

Gardening

Horticulture

Care home environment

Time management

Tools

Power tools

Garden equipment

Job description

Gardener

From £15.30 up to £16.80 per hour

32 hours per week, based at our homes The Aldbury and Canford Chase in Poole, Dorset

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, based at our homes in the Poole area.

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 engage with residents to foster their interests in nature, plants, flowers, and the changing seasons. 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 a deep passion for gardening, as well as demonstrated experience in the field, a good understanding of horticulture, and ideally, an appreciation for a care home environment. Your creativity and 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.

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

• friendly team and great support network of internal professionals

• real career progression opportunities

• staff introduction scheme

• annual pay review

• free uniforms

• contributory pension scheme

• background checks at no cost to you