Gardener

Assisting the Gardens Manager in ensuring that Morden College gardens and grounds at Ralph Perring Court in Beckenham, and from time-to-time at our Blackheath site, are maintained as safe and appealing external spaces and to promote resident wellbeing by supporting hands on gardening activities.,

• Mowing, using all types of mowers, including ride-on mowers.


• Edging, trimming and maintaining lawns.


• Scarifying and spiking of lawns.


• Maintenance of fine turf areas including sports areas (including hammers and putting).


• Application of lawn fertilisers, use of hosepipes and sprinklers, watering of pots and urns.


• Planting and maintaining seasonal bedding, planting and maintaining shrubs and trees, pruning of fruit trees and shrubs, propagation of hard wood cuttings and potting up.


• Rose pruning and application of rose fertilisers, removing epicormic shoots from trees.


• Leaf clearing, using leaf blowers or rakes/brooms, make and apply compost.


• Application of rock salt or other specified materials and clearing snow and ice from pathways and roadways.


• The mixing and application of chemical sprays.


• Hedge trimming using both manual and power assisted equipment, single/double digging of areas both manually and using a rotavator.


• Carrying out soft landscaping.


• Carrying out basic brick edging, laying of slabs and timber and metal edging.


• Labelling and sign writing.


• Cleaning and maintaining horticultural machinery and hand tools, tidying up Grounds Department sheds, storage and compost areas, loading and unloading of skips, containers or other delivery vehicles, maintaining garden furniture and garden features, including, cleaning and the application of preservatives.
  
  C&G Stage 2 Amenity Horticulture


or

• RHS Certificate Horticulture Level 2 Practical and Theory


or

• NVQ Level 3 Amenity Horticulture


• A minimum of 3 years practical experience in horticulture


• Chain saw certificate


• Mixing and use of chemicals certificate


• Spraying certificate


• H&S certificate


• Horticulture


• Grounds maintenance


• Use of Machinery


• Soft landscaping


• Garden Planning


• Forward Planning skills
  
  Morden College has more than 250 older people living in Almshouse accommodation on two sites in Blackheath and Beckenham and in our Care Home. We are committed to providing services that support our residents to live independent and healthy lives. As well as independent living, our Blackheath site is also home to the Morden College Care Home.


As part of the Morden College team, you will be committed to challenging ageism, promoting healthy ageing, and combatting loneliness while promoting equity, diversity and inclusion within communities. You will be a role model for our values and committed to a purposeful, responsible community that is a great place to live and work.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £14.46 per hour

Expected hours: 39 per week

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave


• Canteen


• Company pension


• Discounted or free food


• Employee discount


• Free parking


• Health & wellbeing programme


• Life insurance


• On-site gym


• On-site parking


• Sick pay


• Store discount


Schedule:

• 8 hour shift