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Senior Gardener - Cirencester

Employer
The Calcot Collection
Location
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Salary
Excellent Career opportunities and fantastic benefits
Closing date
9 Feb 2019

Job Details

Senior Gardener - Barnsley Spa, Cirencester

IMMEDIATE START / Full – Time / Award winning team / Restaurant and Hotel Discounts / Required: Good industry knowledge / Two years’ experience in a similar working environment / NVQ Level 2 horticultural qualification / Good Communication skills

Barnsley House is an 18-bedroom contemporary country house hotel. Situated in the centre of the beautiful Cotswold village of Barnsley, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire this is a country hotel like no other. Set in exquisite landscaped gardens Barnsley House is reminiscent of a stunning stately home with grounds to match.

We are at present looking for a Senior Gardener to join the gardening team at Barnsley House.

Working Hours: Full-time - 40 hours per week

As Senior Gardener, your main responsibilities in this role will be:

  • To maintain and continuously work to improve the overall horticultural standards within the Barnsley Gardens and set a good example to the team
  • Assist in the maintenance of ornamental features within the site and care for the gardens and grounds
  • Oversee the proper care of plants, including propagation, cultivation, weeding, dead heading and hand pruning
  • To ensure a full understanding of health and safety policy and practises within the grounds and gardens and fully compliant with HSAW regulations
  • Ability to use horticultural machinery including tractor and hedge cutters
  • Take responsibility for the team in the absence of Head Gardener
  • Assist with floristry within the hotel
  • Facilitate and lead garden tours

The ideal candidate will need to be hard working, flexible and a team player with the ability to work to a very high standard without the need for supervision. We offer a great working environment, working in stunning garden & grounds, as well as a great opportunity to work with a dynamic team of professionals.

Experience and skills required for the role:

  • A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar working environment is required.
  • NVQ Level 2 Horticultural qualification or equivalent
  • Knapsack spraying PA1 & 6
  • Good communication skills - Happy to meet and talk to hotel guests and visitors about the plants and garden
  • Working knowledge of Risk assessments and COSHH assessments
  • Motivated to work to a very high standard without supervision
  • Good knowledge of plant identification and care
  • Good knowledge of vegetable production
  • Capable of physically demanding/heavy work
  • Self-motivated, wants to work and keen to continue learning

You will also be required to hold a Full, clean UK drivers licence.

What we offer and the perks:

  • Competitive Salary
  • In house training and development programmes - 'The Calcot Academy'
  • 28 days holiday per annum (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
  • Long term service rewards in form of additional day's holidays
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Uniform
  • Free car park on site
  • Meals provided while on duty
  • Paid overtime and tips
  • Discount offers on food and stays in all The Calcot Collection properties

At The Calcot Collection we provide great opportunities for extra training and there is a clear progression route for those who shine. The company runs an integrated scheme designed to reach all levels under the banner of the Calcot Academy. We are committed to people development at all stages and the long service of our key staff bears witness to this.

We would advise that having your own car is essential as we are located away from Cirencester.

Applicants should be aware that at the present time we cannot consider anyone not holding an EU passport because of immigration legislation. All candidates must prove that they are eligible to live and work in the UK. We cannot assist with obtaining visas

Company

We're a small, eclectic collection of luxury (but decidedly unstuffy) hotels, inns, restaurants and spas, each with its own personality and story to tell. There's our flagship hotel, Calcot & Spa, which is where it all began, and our newest addition, The Painswick, a rather swanky Palladian house.  While these four properties are all nestled in the beautiful Cotswolds, The Lord Crewe Arms, our 'rogue northerner', sits on the edge of the wild landscape of the North Pennines.

Company info
Mini-site
The Calcot Collection
Telephone
01666 890391
Location
Calcot & Spa, Near Tetbury
Near Tetbury
Gloucestershire
GL8 8YJ
GB

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