Gardener

Responsibilities

As a Gardener you’ll be the backbone of the Home, the friendly and reassuring presence that our residents and staff can call upon when jobs need doing. You’ll keep your home looking amazing and operating smoothly. You’ll go above and beyond to ensure that buildings, plant, equipment and much more are maintained to the highest standards. If this sounds like you, read on. You could have an outstanding future with us.

Ideal candidate

At Caring Homes, we pride ourselves on creating beautiful environments for our residents and staff to enjoy. You’ll be cool headed and calm in a crisis, practically minded and be able to turn your hand to a wide variety of jobs including ground and plant maintenance. You’ll always be on top of records and reporting, you’ll be on hand to lend a hand and you’ll be on call if an emergency arises.

The skills you’ll need

From lawns to hedges, this role will bring out the best in your wide-ranging skills. You’ll be cool headed and calm in a crisis, practically minded and be able to turn your hand to a wide variety of jobs. You’ll know your way around equipment safety and maintenance. You’ll take pride in the way you prepare the way your home looks and the way your home operates. You’ll understand the requirements of fire safety, chemical handling and equipment storage and care. You’ll also need people skills. Helping our residents maintain as independent life as possible though your skills and your kindness.

Package

Exceptional benefits package

Ongoing and continuous career development and succession planning

Excellent on-going training from day one and throughout your career

Salary scales and progression with internal promotions available, we are a large organisation!

Long service awards

Recognition programme

Refer a friend bonus scheme (Up to £1000)

Excellent apprenticeship scheme

Employee Assistance Programme, confidential telephone counselling and legal advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year & a Health & Wellbeing portal

Pay Captain – this enables you to keep track of your earnings, have instant access to 40% of wages already earned and access guidance to help with financial wellbeing

Employee discount scheme

Discounted reloadable cards and high street vouchers

e-vouchers, access instant savings on your mobile device

Holiday discounts & days out with discounts up to 60%

Cinema benefits with discounts up to 40%

Free DBS Check

Free Blue Light Discount Card