Gardener

NHS; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

A care home provider in the United Kingdom is looking for a Gardener to maintain the grounds and ensure a high standard of care for the residents. This flexible Bank position requires gardening experience, knowledge of health and safety, and the use of garden chemicals following regulations. You'll work as part of a team to create enjoyable outdoor spaces for residents. This rewarding role offers a competitive salary and generous benefits, including learning and development opportunities.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• General gardening experience and a good understanding of health and safety requirements.
• Ability to use garden treatment chemicals in line with COSHH regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the grounds and gardens of a care home.
• Ensure the grounds are safe and tidy.
• Plant a variety of flowers, shrubs, and trees.
• Support the wellbeing of residents through landscaping.

Skills

General gardening experience

Understanding of health and safety

Ability to use garden treatment chemicals

Team player

Patient and empathetic approach

Job description

As a Gardener at a Barchester care home, you'll help create the kind of stimulating environment that enables the delivery of quality, person-centred care. By maintaining the grounds to the highest standards, you'll ensure the home always makes a great first impression and that the outside areas can be fully enjoyed by residents. Your role will involve looking after the equipment and structures, keeping the grounds safe and tidy, and planting a range of flowers, shrubs and trees.

Main duties of the job

The Gardener role at Barchester Healthcare involves maintaining the grounds and gardens of a care home to a high standard. This includes looking after the equipment and structures, keeping the grounds safe and tidy, and planting a variety of plants. The role requires a patient and empathetic approach to fit around the needs of the residents, as well as an understanding of health and safety and the ability to use garden chemicals. The successful candidate will be a great team player with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of the residents.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering high-quality, person-centred care to residents. The company is committed to creating a stimulating and comfortable environment for its residents, with a focus on ensuring the grounds and gardens are well-maintained and accessible.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Gardener at a Barchester care home, you'll help create the kind of stimulating environment that enables us to deliver quality, person-centred care. By maintaining our grounds to the highest standards, you'll ensure our home always makes a great first impression, and that our outside areas can be fully enjoyed by residents looking for some fresh air or a change of scenery. Your role as a Gardener will involve looking after our equipment and structures like fencing, keeping our grounds safe and tidy (including clearing any snow and ice in the winter), and planting a range of flowers, shrubs and trees. Once a year, you'll be able to showcase your talents in our fiercely-contested Barchester in Bloom' competition.

ABOUT YOUIf you have a passion for the great outdoors, you could be perfect for the role of Gardener at Barchester. One of your key priorities will be making sure your work fits around the needs of our residents, so a patient and empathetic approach is key. As well as general gardening experience, we'll also need to see a good understanding of health and safety and the ability to use garden treatment chemicals in line with COSHH regulations. Trustworthy and professional with a can-do approach, you're a great team player who will take a genuine interest in the lives and wellbeing of our residents.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it (such as for annual leave or sick leave), the hours and days you work will vary.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• General gardening experience and a good understanding of health and safety requirements are essential for this role. The ability to use garden treatment chemicals in line with COSHH regulations is also required.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.