Bank Gardener

Athenacarehomes; Lynn (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home is seeking a Gardener to maintain and enhance its beautiful grounds. This role involves planning and executing garden maintenance with excellent customer service skills to enhance resident experience. The gardener will work closely with management to ensure high standards in the garden, making it a welcoming place for residents and visitors.

Benefits

28 days of holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card & access to discounts

Refer a friend scheme

Competitive salary plus enhancements on bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience working within a gardening environment is essential.
• Knowledge of care homes or working with people living with dementia is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Be solely responsible for the garden and grounds.
• Perform regular garden maintenance tasks, including watering and weeding.
• Collaborate on garden improvements with the Home Manager.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Communication skills

Job description

As a Gardener at Amberley Hall 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 Amberley Hall Care Home:
Award-winning Amberley Hall is one of the top residential care homes in Kings Lynn. At Amberley Hall we pride ourselves on our beautiful, extensive gardens filled with pear trees, our state-of-the-art cinema and our hair and beauty salon.

All of our team at the purpose-built, 106-bedroom care home are ready to welcome residents with their compassionate and caring attitudes.

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:
£12.21 per hour.

Shift Pattern:
0 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location:
Baldock Drive, King's Lynn, England, PE30 3DQ.

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.