Gardener

If you have a passion for gardening, plants and helping the environment, we have the job for you! You will be part of a dedicated gardening team maintaining multiple sites, including one of the most beautiful gardens in central York. You'll make sure all our gardens and wider estate are beautifully presented and looked after., We have an opportunity available to join our dedicated Grounds maintenance team on a full time, permanent basis. We are looking for a dynamic, conscientious gardener who is a good team player and enjoys working in a team environment. The sites range from gardens surrounded by historic buildings to modern architecture and developing areas for biodiversity. As well as carrying out maintenance in these areas you will also assist with the care, cultivation and day-to-day maintenance of our student accommodation grounds and sports complex. This position could be your opportunity to build on the career you love, knowing you are making a difference to the working environment of the university and local community.

City & Guild/NVQ or equivalent horticultural qualification, or a proven track record in horticulture.
Experience of working as a Gardener on a professional basis and of a practical nature.
Ability to work as part of a team or individually using own initiative.
A can do flexible attitude to work., Disability Confident
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Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider.

Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.

Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form. Within the application process you will be asked to answer a selection of work-related questions. Our aim is to get to know you, and understand your individual skills and experience, and how you would apply these within the role. We are aware that AI can assist you with this, but we would prefer you to share your answers in your own words.

Our benefits package

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including -

- Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period

- Disability leave (applies to staff who have disclosed a disability and is also available to staff with disabled dependants)

- Pension scheme

- Health Cash Plan after six months service

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists

- On-campus courses, one-to-one tutorials, and online resources to help you develop your digital skills and work with new software

- Relocation expenses package for certain roles

- Reimbursement of Skilled Worker Visa application fees and Visa loan scheme for additional costs (if applicable to the role)