Estate Worker

We are seeking an Estate Worker to join our team with horticultural experience. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in grounds maintenance duties and an understanding of health and safety protocols ensuring that work equipment and machinery are maintained to best management standards, complying with current legislation and maximising safety and operational effectiveness of the Garden to the benefit of staff and visitors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. At the request of the Head Gardener, provide input to Gardens development issues where these relate to machinery maintenance and equipment repair, and replacement of equipment.

2. When breakdowns in machinery and equipment do occur, ensure that repairs are carried out timeously and effectively to minimise impact on the running of the Garden, liaising with the Garden Team and other Trust staff when required. Keeping accurate records with regards to machinery use, weekly checks, servicing and repairs

3. Assisting the Gardener Team with general horticultural duties to the required standards expected by the Trust and for the maximum safety of, and enjoyment by, visitors.

Activities may include:

• Undertaking practical maintenance of the garden (e.g., managing shrubs and herbaceous borders

• Grass-cutting, scarification, strimming, hedge-cutting and raking/collection.

• Cutting of lawn edges

• To care and provide maintenance of trees on site to include low level pruning, clearance and replanting.

• Hand-weeding of beds and borders

• Application of mulches and compost

• Raking gravel paths

• Refuse disposal

4. Assisting as required with the general enjoyment of the garden by:

• Responding to general visitor enquiries.

• Assisting at events held within the garden.

• Working with the full-time staff to foster positive relationships with local communities, visitors and promoting the work of the Trust, and actively seeking opportunities to increase Trust membership.

• Working with volunteers to ensure they deliver required outputs at the appropriate standard and gain benefits from their volunteering.

• Ensuring compliance with the Trust’s health, safety and environment policies and procedures to ensure the safety of staff, volunteers and visitors. This includes recognition of the Trust’s environmental policy with respect to sustainable gardening policies.

• Undertaking such other reasonable duties as may from time to time be required to ensure the smooth running of the property as required by the Head Gardener.