Petersham Nurseries Richmond are looking to recruit a Site Gardener for 2 to 3 days per week.
Position
Purpose
Onsite at Petersham Nurseries Richmond
there is: an extensive working cutting garden; additional cut flower borders and
planted borders together containers with seasonal planting, specimen trees,
hedging and climbers, throughout the nurseries.
The nurseries lie adjacent to Petersham House garden: with extensive grounds
belonging to the business owners which will also need maintaining.
Working alongside the Horticulture/Site
Gardening Team, at the direction of the Head Gardener and the Director of Horticulture
you will be required to have a broad knowledge of plants, plus relevant
horticultural qualifications (preferably an RHS Level 2 Qualification or higher),
to maintain and horticulturally care for all planting and displays onsite both
locations.
This is a part time position. As a business open to the
public, your working hours may include early starts, late finishes and weekends.
A rota will be provided in advance so that you can plan your time.
Principal
Accountabilities
Ensuring that
the exceptional plant displays, cutting garden, cut-flower borders, permanent
borders, pergolas and glasshouse display plants, as well within the nurseries maintained to a high standard at all times.
* Maintenance
and upkeep of the plants in in both locations - including all the
horticultural display elements and plants in the glasshouses, restaurants,
borders, hedges, shops and outdoor areas. This includes weeding/ staking
and supports/ pruning and training of wisteria, roses, specimens,
fertilising and feeding/ dead heading/ bulb planting and lifting/ lawn care/dahlia
planting and lifting/ mulching & watering.
* Clearing
& maintenance, cleaning, and preparing pots and planting areas
* Planting up
and maintaining all seasonal container displays, large pots, and troughs
across both sites
* Propagation
for the cutting garden and other cut-flower areas
* Permanent planters’
upkeep and maintenance of permanently planted trees roses and specimen
plants.
* Care and
maintenance of climbers (including cleaning, pruning, tying in and support
as necessary) within each of the greenhouses & courtyards - including
pest and disease management with a regular spraying regime to be
implemented and maintained, including use of biological controls.
* Seasonal re-plants
at Covent Garden
* Any other
reasonable horticultural duty asked of you.
·
Adhere
to Company dress code, attendance and time keeping standards.
·
Adhere
to Company Health & Safety Policy & Code of Conduct Standards.
Key
Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
·
Horticultural
site aesthetic and general maintenance, cleanliness, and plant health
·
Horticultural
Knowledge
·
Delivers
to deadlines
Clean driving license and ability to drive a 3.5 Luton van
Competencies
·
Planning
& Organising
·
Resilience
& Composure
·
Integrity
& Trust
·
Working
with others
·
Enthusiasm
·
Communication
We look forward to hearing from you.