Gardener

Athena Care Homes (UK) Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 18,212,000 - 20,636,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully comprehensive induction

Bank holiday enhancements

28 days of holiday per year

Blue Light Card & discounts

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Alex Wood House Care Home in Cambridge is seeking a Gardener to take responsibility for the full upkeep of the gardens and grounds, ensuring a high-quality environment for residents, relatives, and staff.

The role reports to the Home Manager and requires a hands-on, green-fingered individual to manage planning, planting, and routine maintenance with attention to residents’ needs.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a gardening environment is essential.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Knowledge of care homes or working with people living with dementia is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Be solely responsible for the garden and grounds, overseeing all aspects of planning, purchasing, planting, and maintenance.
• Work with the Home Manager to plan for garden improvements, ensuring the garden flourishes under your care.
• Perform regular garden maintenance tasks, including watering, weeding, pruning, and general upkeep.
• Collaborate with our team to ensure the garden is well-watered, especially during the summer months.

Skills

Gardening

Customer service

Care home knowledge

Job description

As a Gardener at Alex Wood House Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring that the full extent of the grounds and gardens is a high-quality amenity for residents, their relatives and our team.

About Alex Wood House Care Home

Alex Wood House is an exceptional residential care home in Cambridge. At Alex Wood House we pride ourselves on our family-feel, attractive gardens and providing outstanding care to each of our residents. We’re based in a quiet nook in Arbury on the north eastern side of Cambridge, three miles from the city centre. Our home offers 24-hour residential care and 36 en-suite bedrooms.

About The Role

Reporting to the Home Manager, the Gardener is responsible for ensuring maintenance of the garden and grounds to high standard. We want a truly green fingered individual to take charge of our garden and grounds.

Salary

£12.71 per hour.

Shift Pattern

20 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location:

Fortescue Road, Cambridge, England, CB4 2JS – 3 miles from the city centre.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Be solely responsible for the garden and grounds, overseeing all aspects of planning, purchasing, planting, and maintenance.
• Work with the Home Manager to plan for garden improvements, ensuring the garden flourishes under your care.
• Perform regular garden maintenance tasks, including watering, weeding, pruning, and general upkeep.
• Collaborate with our team to ensure the garden is well-watered, especially during the summer months.

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• Experience working within a gardening environment is essential.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Knowledge of care homes or working with people living with dementia is advantageous.

What We Can Offer

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk). We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities. Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care. We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.