On-Site Grounds Gardener: Turf & Planting

Warwick College Group

Moreton Morrell

On-site

GBP 18,000 - 24,000

Full time

45 hours ago
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Job summary

Warwick College Group is seeking a Gardener to join a mobile grounds maintenance team serving the Moreton Morrell campus and other sites in the region. The role involves maintaining grasslands and ornamental plantings across five centres, including site visits to Leamington and Rugby.

Occasional driving may be required, with a requirement for a Level 2 horticultural qualification, driving licence, and a clean record. DBS checks and safeguarding compliance are mandatory.

Qualifications

  • A recognised horticultural qualification at Level 2.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in maintaining the grounds to the college standard.
  • Maintain shrubberies, rose beds, bedding schemes and other ornamental areas including hand weeding, hoeing, digging, forking, laying, edging.
  • Prune shrubs, roses, perennials and trees under the Head Gardener.
  • Assist in planting trees, shrubs and ornamental bedding; ensure survival.
  • Support grass mowing and turf care: aeration, scarification, rolling, top dressing, fertiliser, weed control.
  • Operate equipment like pedestrian lawn mowers, hedge cutters, strimmers; perform daily maintenance checks.
  • Assist in sport maintenance: erect/dismantle goalposts, marking pitches, end-of-season renovations.
  • Assist interior planting and hard landscaping (fencing, slabs, decking, terracing).
  • Litter picking as needed.

Job description

Warwick College Group is seeking a Gardener to join a mobile grounds maintenance team serving the Moreton Morrell campus and other sites in the region. The role involves maintaining grasslands and ornamental plantings across five centres, including site visits to Leamington and Rugby.

Occasional driving may be required, with a requirement for a Level 2 horticultural qualification, driving licence, and a clean record. DBS checks and safeguarding compliance are mandatory.

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