Horticultural Assistant

MorePeople; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

MorePeople in High Wycombe is recruiting a Horticultural Assistant to join a small, family-run garden centre. You will be the friendly face helping customers with gardening advice and ensuring the plant area remains fresh, well-displayed and welcoming.

Joining a knowledge-rich team, you will support stock, deliveries and seasonal displays while sharing expert plant knowledge with customers. The role offers full-time hours with alternate weekends and a flexible salary DOE.

Qualifications

• Strong horticultural knowledge is required for this position.
• Customer service experience would be desirable.
• Experience in plant merchandising is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Customer service
• Providing expert advice to customers
• Plant merchandising and seasonal displays
• Working with stock and deliveries

Skills

Horticultural knowledge

Job description

Horticultural Assistant | High Wycombe

Salary: Flexible DOE

Hours: Full-time, Alternate Weekends

Do you have strong horticultural knowledge that you're looking to put to good use?

We're working with an independent, family-run garden centre that is looking for a horticultural assistant to play a key part in their plant area! The team is small, so every colleague counts in making the plant area a welcoming and knowledgeable environment.

About the business:

This family-run garden centre has been a working garden centre since the 1980's, but has been around long before this, trading in the local area. This is a lovely, local site that strives to be a warm and knowledgeable place for customers to come to.

About the role:

You'd be joining a small team in the plant area who have a wealth of horticultural knowledge. As a horticultural assistant, you will be a friendly face to help and support customers with any gardening or horticultural advice, as well as ensuring the plant area is well-displayed and maintained, and looks fresh and exciting.

Responsibilities:

• Customer service
• Providing expert advice to customers
• Plant merchandising and seasonal displays
• Working with stock and deliveries

Requirements:

• Strong horticultural knowledge is required for this position.
• Customer service experience would be desired