Assistant Gardener

An exciting opportunity for an assistant gardener, to join a small and prospering award-winning garden management company throughout Surrey, taking part in all general and specialist duties, and assisting in the steady expansion of the business, leading to a complete team and garden management roll.

Your Garden Needs are responsible for maintaining and developing several large award-winning private gardens in and around the Surrey area and strive for the highest maintenance standards where attention to detail is key, providing a personal service, which is unique to each individual client.

As a member of the Your Garden Needs team, you will have the oppotunity to work alongside trained and experienced horticulturists in beautiful gardens, providing the perfect oppotunity to progress your knowledge and skills, and to manage plants and gardens with the correct horticultural practice. In the role you will have the opportunity to develop client and garden designer relationships, so a positive attitude, excellent communication skills, and a drive to go the extra mile are essential. It is important you have good teamwork skills and if necessary are keen to take instruction. Most of all, we would like you to bring a proactive and flexible approach to the role and to integrate into our small but growing team.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Day to day duties include - Topiary, trees & hedges, annual lawn care, organic vegetable & fruit, plant care & pruning, pest & disease control, plant fertilisation, flower bed on going management, seasonal pot displays, machinery, and tool management.


• Be customer and standards focused and always demand the best - whether that be from your own work or that of your colleagues.


• Aware of all practices garden related.


• Plan, implement and achieve garden maintenance schedules using provided digital software.


• Provide a proactive excellent customer service and provide good advice to customers, understanding their garden requirements.


• Ensuring health & safety standards are achieved.
  
  Essential - A minimum of 2 years' experience within the industry managing a range of gardening skills annually.


• Essential - Able to reliably commute to a location in Puttenham before work commences.


• Essential - A genuine interest in gardens, working outdoors, and horticulture.


• Essential - A drive to progress in your future career.


• Essential - A full clean Driving license.


• Desired - A RHS Level 2 certificate in horticulture or equivalent.


• Desired - Be a highly motivated individual, keen to improve their knowledge, skills, and gardens., Gardening: 2 years (preferred)


Licence/Certification:

• Horticulture qualification (preferred)
  
  Future prospects & increased salaries.


• Training and career development are encouraged and funded.


• Uniform, wet weather gear and PPE are supplied.


• Paid overtime.


• Up to 33 days of paid holiday.


• Yearly bonus's


• The opportunity to work in beautiful award-winning gardens.


Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,000.00-£29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave


• Company events


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• On-site parking


Schedule:

• 8 hour shift


• Day shift


• Monday to Friday


Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme


• Loyalty bonus


• Yearly bonus