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Gardener / Grounds Maintenance Rolling Temp contract to start 3 month minimum 17.98 PAYE per hour or 23.83 per hour via Umbrella Location: Avondale Square, London, SE1 5PD We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate, trustworthy and hardworking Gardener / Grounds Maintenance operative to join our team to deliver excellent gardening and grounds maintenance services. The post holder's main duties will include watering communal green spaces, weeding, dead-heading, soft edging and leaf clearance. You must have gardening skills and experience and the ability to self-motivate, manage your workload and work in an established team. This role is physically demanding and will involve working outdoors in all weathers. It would be ideal if you have used a ride on Mower but not essential. To contribute to the maintenance of amenity garden areas on public housing estates to a consistently high standard. Departmental Responsibilities: To carry out shrub bed maintenance, including leaf removal, weeding and pruning with either hand tools or machines. To carry out grass cutting, both with hand and ride on machines. To remove leaves from both hard and soft landscapes areas To carry out weed and pest control. To maintain water ways including rubbish removal and vegetation control. To ensure that paths are salted where and when appropriate, and participate in snow clearance activity.

Job Title: Sports Surface Maintenance Operative (multiple positions available) Location: Meridian Business Park, Leicester (close to Fosse Park) Salary : Up to 30,000 with overtime and bonus. Job Type: Permanent, Full Time With over 25 years of industry experience, their unique skill set has led to many of the country's top pitch installers. These 'Partners in Excellence' understand the importance of having their pitches looked after from day one, to ensure maximum life expectancy and uphold their pitch-building reputation. The Role: Technical Surfaces currently have a number of opportunities for motivated, hardworking candidates to join our team. Our team is expanding, and we require practically minded individuals to carry out our full range of maintenance processes to the highest standard. Planning ahead, time management and an eye for detail are the attributes we are seeking. We cover the whole of the UK with contracts in England working from the respective depots. Staying away overnight from time to time will be required with an average of 2 weeks per month spent working away from home. The Candidate: Experience in Synthetic turf maintenance, Greenkeeping or Landscaping/grounds maintenance is desirable however not essential as full training will be given. Operation of a range of ground maintenance vehicles, filling out site reports, liaising with clients on site, driving company vehicles and working within our Health and Safety policy will be required. Benefits: In return we offer a competitive rate of pay, pension, and entry onto the company bonus scheme. The candidate must be willing to work over and above normal working hours when required for which overtime will be paid. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing company, the marker leader in Synthetic sport surface maintenance with a clear career path and the opportunity to quickly increase annual earnings. Please click the APPLY button and to submit your CV and Cover Letter. Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Landscape Gardener, Experienced Groundworker, Skilled Tradesperson, Landscape, Landscaper, Garden, Grounds, Ground Maintenance Operative, General Maintenance, Project Manager, Garden Project Management, Bricklayer, Paver, Paving, Fencer, Fencing, Carpentry, Carpenter, Ground Work, Multi-Skilled Operator, Building Services Operator, Skilled Labourer, Skilled Trades, Multi Trade, Flagger, Grounds Worker may also be considered for this role.

Summary We're looking for a Gardens & Outdoors Manager to join the team here at Mount Stewart. This exciting and impactful role is an opportunity to help the National Trust develop its longer term plan for Mount Stewart gardens and wider estate which together form one of the most exceptional sites of cultural and built heritage in our care. What it's like to work here Mount Stewart is a place that has been touched by the various generations who have loved it. Whilst always respecting the past and finding inspiration from its history, Mount Stewart has been unafraid of change throughout the generations, endeavouring to remain inspiring and relevant in modern times. The gardens at Mount Stewart, the creation of Edith, Lady Londonderry, are renowned for their innovation and uniqueness. The Formal Gardens are intimate, evoking themes of personal identity and triumphs, blending whimsical Classical and Gaelic mythology with exotic plants sourced from around the globe. Mount Stewart is also an exceptional example of the Irish demesne, intended to be both beautiful and productive, with woodland, orchards and farmland. Fine buildings, including the neo-classical House, the Temple of the Winds, Stable Block, Farmyard with Dovecote and the Walled Garden, are architectural gems in their own right. Last year we welcomed over 210,000 visitors and have ambitions to grow our appeal further. Click here for more information about Mount Stewart. As part of the wider County Down Property Group, which includes Castle Ward and Rowallane Garden, we are supported by over 150 staff members and 350 volunteers who have a shared sense of purpose in caring for these wonderful places together, providing a wide range of public benefit to our visitors and local communities. This is a significant time for all National Trust gardens and parkland as we champion and deliver a thoughtful, horticulturally sound and ecological approach that works for nature and people guided by our Conservation Principles and our 10 year People and Nature Thriving strategy. What you'll be doing Thinking long term As a member of the Property Leadership Team, you will work closely with the General Manager, Head of Gardens and Parks and national specialists to plan to enhance the heritage, nature and people benefits of Mount Stewart across the gardens and wider demesne. There will be a strong focus on the team and understanding Mount Stewart's priorities and future potential alongside the wider strategic ambitions of National Trust. You will ensure that the team, skills and processes are in place ready to contribute to a future long-term plan for Mount Stewart. The 12 month period will be a time to review, understand and to rationalise the garden settings and plant collections, focussing resource where it is most needed. This will include championing and delivering our Conservation Principles, adapting horticultural practices and working to our sustainability ambitions. Within the wider demesne, the priority will be to determine the next steps to build resilience in our woodlands to meet challenging climate impacts. We have started this journey and during this period there are opportunities to continue some existing workstreams and to deliver agreed actions from the garden management plan, woodland management plans and property business plans as well as identify what the next steps will be. You will support colleagues to identify the longer-term opportunities to progress and develop the garden's future alongside creating engaging and relevant experiences for current, new and more diverse audiences. You'll be part of a team to create long lasting relationships with emerging audiences and communities alongside safeguarding and promoting the incredible plant collection and unique gardening heritage at Mount Stewart. Leading teams You will lead the garden and ranger team to develop working practices that reflect priorities across Mount Stewart that deliver the National Trust's strategic ambitions and environmental principles. On a day-to-day basis, working with the Assistant Head Gardener, the Area Ranger and their teams, you will provide support and leadership to a team of 11 staff, managing work programmes and ensuring compliance in environmental standards, health and safety and machinery compliance. Key to your role will be recognising the current and future skills needs. You will identify CPD needs for yourself and your team and lead regular team and 1 to 1 meetings, acting as coach and mentor. This is a strategic role, working as part of the Senior Leadership Team to deliver the short and longer-term objectives and advocating for the needs of the gardens and parkland within wider plans Mount Stewart's success Visitor Experience You will work in collaboration with other members of the Property Leadership Team, including the Property Curator and the Visitor Operations Manager and Visitor Experience Manager, to ensure we provide a cohesive and inspiring visitor experience. As a senior member of staff with shared duty management responsibilities, you'll build positive working relationships across the entire site and support your team to do the same. Who we're looking for • Experience of working collaboratively with specialist teams to deliver conservation principles, environmental horticulture practices and the management of living collections • Experience of contributing to historic and public landscape management reviews and planning within a team setting • Strong communication and team leadership skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders • A passion for gardens and gardening, with a commitment to sustainable practices and environmental responsibility • An understanding of the changing needs, aesthetics and management challenges of 21st century gardens, including climate change • Enthusiasm for developing a holistic approach that integrates garden and parkland management • Ability to build effective relationships with internal colleagues, external partners and visitors • Commitment to inclusive engagement, helping people and communities connect with stories, gardens and landscape The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyo

Jark Reading Ltd is looking for a Head gardener/senior gardener for a permanent role in Reading. Initially you will be responsible for maintaining a new build estate as part of a one man team. You must have lots of experience in supervising large estates or gardens, Horticulture knowledge and the ability to use your own initiative. Irrigation system knowledge preferred along with an NVQ min level 2 or NVQ 3 or relevant experience Clean Driving license a must PA1/PA6 a must Good communication skills essential Good planning of works demonstrated at interview. Good customer facing skills and experience dealing with high end clients. £27k per annum plus van provided