Gardener

Location: Brighton

Salary: £26,458 - £27,800 per annum (Dependant on experience)

Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Gardener

Reporting to:Head Gardener

Main purpose of the role:The Gardener will assist the Gardens Team in providing a beautiful environment for pupils and staff to enjoy. The Garden Team is responsible for maintaining and developing the three school sites as well as residential properties.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a knowledgeable and hard-working Gardener to join our team at Brighton College. The successful candidate will be passionate and motivated in their work and able to work confidently alone and within a team. We are passionate about working sustainably and are continuously looking at ways to improve in this area. We expect work to be carried out to high standard, with an awareness of health and safety, as well as being mindful that we are in a school environment.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lawn care
• Tree and shrub maintenance
• Monitoring the health of all plants and greenspaces
• Maintain herbaceous & mixed borders
• Weeding, feeding and irrigation

Person Specification:

The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas:

• Experience working in a similar environment
• A valid driving license
• A love of working outdoors
• Experience using a wide range of horticultural machinery and powered hand tools
• Strong manual skills
• Creativity and an eye for detail
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Experience of identifying pests and diseases
• Eagerness to learn and improve

Desirable

• Experience working at a high-profile garden
• RHS level 2 or equivalent qualification

Hours of Work:

You will be required to work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday inclusive 7:45am – 4:15pm with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break. Occasional weekend work will be required to support College Open Mornings and Events in which time in lieu will be given.

Remuneration:

The salary for this role will be £26,458 - £27,800 per annum dependant on experience.

Holidays:

23 days (pro-rata), plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days (pro-rata) plus bank holidays after 2 years of service.

Benefits:

• Complimentary lunch is provided.
• Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
• Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
• Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
• Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
• Employee benefit and discount platform.

Wellbeing:

• Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool.
• Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
• Generous sickness policy.
• Comprehensive wellbeing package.
• Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities:

Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal opportunities policy is available on the ‘Careers’ page of our website.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Brighton College, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

 https://brightoncollege.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/vacancy/903/Gardener

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