Head Gardener
Hourly Rate: £12.Contract type: Permanent
Monday - Thursday 07:30-16:00, Friday 07:30-12:30
We currently require an experienced Head Gardener to work in Queen's Park; a historic, award-winning and beautifully maintained park in the heart of Loughborough's town centre.
Queen's Park is a much loved local park and has achieved a Green Flag award every year since 2008, a mark of excellence awarded to parks and green spaces. The Head Gardener will provide their own grounds maintenance services in the park, as well as oversee a supplement team of gardeners, ensuring proper horticultural practices are followed and grounds maintenance work is undertaken to the highest of standards. Good horticultural knowledge.
A full, clean UK driving license.
NVQ Level 3.
As the UK's leading grounds maintenance and landscape creation provider, no two projects are ever the same - and neither are our people. We offer career advancement and development opportunities through our bespoke apprenticeship programmes, our extensive in-house training academy, and coaching and mentorship.
Contribute to projects that make a real difference in the community and environment.
We recognise and reward your hard work with our wide-ranging benefits package designed to prioritise your well-being, support life choices, and help in both good and challenging times.
21 days holiday plus bank holidays. Enhanced maternity and shared parental leave.
~ Discounts on retail, holidays, gym memberships, and more.
~ Colleague of the month and annual awards.
~ We are Europe's largest provider of grounds maintenance services and landscape creation, in the UK alone we're a community of over 3,000 passionate colleagues shaping the future of the green industry.
Our history dates back to 1919, and today, with a turnover of £250 million, we're more than just a company - we're a force for positive change.