Gardening Assistant / Maintenance Person

We are looking for a person to assist and work with our Head Gardener in a well-established private country estate 8-miles from Boroughbridge. The position is full-time which consists of a 40-hour week, Monday – Friday.

About the role:

The site comprises of developed grounds, including trees, shrubs, formal hedges, greenhouses, roses, lawns, ponds, and herbaceous beds all requiring year-round attention.

MAIN DUTIES

The candidate would be expected to be hands-on and undertake a variety of gardening & maintenance tasks including:

• General gardening jobs
• Maintenance of grounds and ensuring all areas surrounding the property are kept neat and tidy
• Competent use and maintenance of a wide range of hand tools and horticultural machinery including small tractors, lawn mowers, strimmers, leaf blowers and hedge cutters
• Ad hoc duties comprising of tasks in the main property
• Car valeting
• Some dog-walking duties

Key Skills, Qualities & Experience

• The successful individual will be enthusiastic, reliable and self-motivated
• Hard-working and happy to work outdoors in all weather
• A current driving licence is essential
• Some horticultural and maintenance experience is desirable
• A DBS and Reference check will be required for the successful candidate

Interested? Please hit apply now!

Our reference: AGS397
Vacancy: Gardening Assistant / Maintenance Person
Salary:  Competitive, Dependent on Experience
Location: Boroughbridge
Hours:  8am-5pm Monday to Friday with daily breaks of 1 hour

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