Gardener x2 (106777-1124)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Kelly Baker (Grounds and Gardens Manager) at Kelly.baker@warwick.ac.uk. 

In this role, you will carry out a wide range of horticultural duties, including planting trees, shrubs, natural grassland and bedding schemes. You will also maintain areas by mowing, pruning, digging and strimming. Both areas of work require the use of specialised machinery as well as accurate record keeping to ensure all machinery is safe to use and in good repair. Beyond maintenance, we’ll ask you to come up with your own ideas as to how we can improve and develop our gardens as part of our wider strategy.   

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.  

About You

You will have a wide knowledge of gardening with experience working in a residential, commercial, or public garden. You will be truly passionate about horticulture with the ability to understand landscape designs and bedding schemes.  

You’ll be competent in the use of power tools and mowers and will have a good awareness of relevant health and safety issues. We often work to short deadlines, so teamwork, good organisation and strong communication skills will be essential to your success. 

A Level 2 qualification in Horticulture or equivalent is essential for this role. 

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 27 November 2024 at 11.55 pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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