Assistant Gardener
West, South East & South West London – 22 – 26k
Our client is a small but established garden company delivering garden maintenance to high-end clients throughout
West, South East and South West London.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Successful candidate will work alongside the owner and in time will develop to become a Head Gardener.
You will need a keen interest in plants, eye for detail, good all round hort knowledge and ability to walk into a garden and know what needs to be done.
Covering 2-4 clients per day maintaining some commercial properties such as restaurants, but mainly working for domestic clients. There will be some installation projects and small landscaping jobs but the vast majority of work is high end maintenance, some mowing but very rarely strimming, the work is the more refined side of maintenance. Our client is looking for a candidate that can grow with he company and have the aptitude to take on more responsibility, in time leading a small team of their own.
DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES:
3 YEARS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
QUALIFICATIONS RHS LEVEL 2 OR WORKING TOWARDS (The client is happy to support you through gaining this qualification.
ETHUSIASTIC WITH A GENUINE INTEREST IN HORTICULTURE
POLITE AND WELL PRESENTED
GOOD WORK ETHIC
ABILITY AND DESIRE TO LEARN
TAKE INSTRUCTION WELL
TIME MANAGE EFFICIENTLY
WELL PRESENTED
FIT & HEALTHY
CLEAN UK DRIVERS LICENCE
HOURS: 8:30 - 4:30pm 4 days a week (ideally Tuesday to Friday) - 5 Days will be considered for exceptional candidates. (Longer hours maybe required during peak seasons)
Please send your cv to Kerrybl@freshhortcareers.com to apply or visit our website