Are you passionate about doing a good job? Do you share our values? then we hope you’ll consider applying to join our team.
Joining our Bank of casual staff allows you to choose shifts that are convenient to you and required by St Monica Trust.
The role of the Gardener is to maintain our building and grounds services for the safety and enjoyment of our residents, visitors, and colleagues.
Key Results
1. Undertake all gardening and grounds duties for the Trust, including the maintenance of lawns, borders, flowerbeds, paths, ponds, and indoor planting.
2. Provide a high-quality service to our customers, supporting and advising residents, should they wish to engage in gardening activities and responding appropriately to queries from residents, colleagues, or visitors.
3. Work with the wider Estates team carrying out additional security and maintenance duties in line with the Trust’s policies and procedures and health and safety legislation.
4. Assist the wider estates team with additional duties such as the set-up for site events and activities and timely collection of recycling and waste.
5. Respond to site emergencies including emergencies involving utility services, extreme weather, or environmental disasters.
6. Drive any of the Trust’s vehicles including the minibus as required (providing qualified to do so).
Skills and Experience
Communication
7. Write notes and messages – numeracy, literacy, and verbal skills.
8. Communicate with people with differing communication needs.
9. Encourage and influence.
10. Understand and follow instructions and procedures.
11. Strong customer service skills.
12. Mixed methods and mediums of communication.
Thinking Style
13. Analyses and evaluates given information.
14. Adapts style and approach appropriate to situation or task.
15. Structures tasks/activities.
16. Pre-empts issues and trouble-shoots.
17. Refers appropriate decisions to line manager.
18. Identify and recommend learning and development areas for colleagues.
19. Challenge, or suggest new ways of working, to promote the efficiency of the unit or team.
Well- being and values
20. Demonstrate interest, care, and attention.
21. Create a positive impression.
22. Reliable, dependable, and professional
23. Collaborate with residents – tailoring service to meet individual needs.
24. Promptly respond to or refer to team leader/line manager (as appropriate to role), issues of residents or colleagues’ health or well-being.
25. Understand the needs of older people and people with dementia (including willingness and motivation to learn).
26. Aware of cultural and individual differences in all interactions and service areas.
Working with Others
27. Works effectively as part of a team.
28. Builds relationships of trust with others (team, residents, and their family & friends).
29. Potential exposure to challenging, physical or emotional situations.
Other Skills and Qualifications
Essential
30. Experience of working as a gardener
31. Ability to carry out a range of practical tasks including basic maintenance and security.
32. Practical knowledge of using machinery and chemicals safely for gardening
33. Current, clean full driving licence or ability to travel efficiently across our villages
Desirable
34. RHS level 2 certificate (or equivalent)
35. Pa1 and Pa6a certificate
36. Chainsaw certificate
37. D1. Category or PCV, driving licence with minibus driving experience.
38. Basic health and safety, first aid, fire procedures and manual handling
39. Basic ground works, buildings, and maintenance
40. Previous experience of working with older people in a care environment
Additional Information
41. Duties must be carried out in compliance with St Monica Trust’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
42. This role profile contains the principal accountabilities relating to this post and does not describe in detail all the duties required to carry them out.
43. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and this means that any criminal conviction, including spent convictions, must be made known at the time of the application
Shifts will be as and when required.
£12.43 per hour plus bank enhancement .
Salary Ranges:
£12.43 - £12.43
Time Type:
Part time
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