Chargehand Gardener
Job Details
Full Job Description
About the role
This is an exciting
opportunity to join our team delivering high quality horticultural
services to a wide variety of green spaces on the JRHT estates. You
will ensure that the high standards of presentation and service
delivery prescribed by our schedules are maintained, and will focus on
overseeing the maintenance and preparation of a wide variety of
grounds and garden areas at care homes, sheltered housing and in our
communal spaces.
You will provide day-to-day management of a
multi-skilled team of operatives and their workload, and will be
responsible for the service delivery of the Parks and Landscapes Team.
The implementation of the service schedules, cyclical improvements to
our spaces, and the motivation of the team to deliver the highest
possible standards are the top priorities for this post.
About you
Coming to us with solid
practical experience of horticulture and high-quality grounds
maintenance, you will possess a horticultural qualification to a
minimum of NVQ Level 3, and have good botanical knowledge. You will
also possess the skills and experience to manage and motivate a team
to work to high standards and within defined timescales.
Your
ability to problem-solve, prioritise and communicate to a wide range
of different people will also stand you in good stead. You will need a
full UK driving licence, hold a PA1 and PA6 licence and understand
health and safety and management of risk associated with a
horticultural environment. If you share our passion to work to high
standards and are motivated by a job well done, then we would love to
hear from you.
About us
The Joseph
Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) is a registered housing association and
care provider in Yorkshire and the North East. JRHT is an important
influencingorganisation, with an ambitious agenda for inspiring
positive change in the UK in line with our vision of a prosperous and
poverty free UK.
How to apply
Please click on the Apply button to complete your online application form via our ATS (Applicant Tracking System).
A copy of the Job Description can be found on the ATS.
*Please note that
we do not currently offer any Tier 2 sponsorship*.
Closing date for applications isWednesday 1
May 2024 .
We will be shortlisting and interviewing up to and after the closing date. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: At JRF/JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.
We are aDisability Confident Employer . This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We shall also offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.