Job Description:
Care Home Gardener
Croft House Care Home, Braintree Road, Great Dunmow, CM6 1HR
CQC rating: Good
Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.7/10
Salary : £12.75 - £13.75 per hour
Perm contract
15 hours each week
We make health happen
Here at Bupa, we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives. You'll be responsible for the upkeep and care of the home’s gardens
You’ll help us make health happen by:
Maintaining lawns, looking after flowerbeds, borders and hedges, weeding and pruning our shrubs and small trees
Advise the Home Manager on potential gardening issues and help to plan areas that require improvement
Occasionally, you will assist the Maintenance team with other ad hoc duties in and around the home.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
With a passion for gardening, you will take real pride in your work. You will enjoy maintaining and developing the home’s gardens, ensuring our residents can enjoy the pleasant and relaxing environment.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
28 days holiday
We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
Free meal on every shift
Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.