Gardener (part-time)

Westway Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Gardener who will take immense pride in the maintenance and development of the grounds and garden spaces across the Trust’s 23 acres of land.  You will be an experienced, efficient and safety conscious gardener who ultimately will ensure  that our grounds and gardens and green spaces are always kept healthy and beautiful. This role will involve working within our diverse community settings and will be critical in ensuring management of a vibrant and thriving estate.

Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

To work as a proactive member of the Grounds and Gardens team, under the direction of the Technical Services Manager.  To bring your enthusiasm and expertise to the maintenance and development of the grounds and gardens in an urban and often challenging environment, within a flexible and hard-working team.  To work in an effective, efficient, and safety conscious manner throughout the estate, to ensure continuity of the use of the grounds and gardens

Experience, knowledge and skills:

• Demonstrable experience in amenity horticulture.
• Practical ability to use and maintain horticultural power tools.
• Experience of working in public open spaces.
• Knowledge of relevant health and safety procedures.
• Good knowledge of plants, horticulture, horticultural processes and good plant identification skills.
• Knowledge of pests and diseases and how to treat them.
• Demonstrable commitment to biodiversity.
• Good communication skills and team working skills.
• Ability to work using initiative and be proactive, reliable and flexible.
• Demonstrable understanding of the needs of diverse communities and a commitment to equality of opportunity.
• Experience of managing greenhouse, indoor plants and plant propagation is an advantage
• PA1/PA6 is an advantage
• Driving license is an advantage

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If you would like assistance on filling out the questions on the application form, please send us an email to HR@westway.org or give us a call on 020 8962 5720 and ask for HR.

The application deadline is 5pm, Friday 29th May after which applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview.  However, we reserve the right to close the application early if we receive sufficient quality applications.  Therefore, an early application is strongly recommended.