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We are recruiting a Gardener to maintain and improve gardens and green spaces across housing estates in Southwark, London.

Role Overview

As a Gardener, you will carry out watering, gardening and grounds maintenance to keep communal outdoor spaces safe, attractive and well maintained.

You will also support community gardening sessions and volunteer activities, encouraging residents and community groups to take part in improving local green spaces.

Tasks will vary according to the growing season. This is a physically demanding role involving outdoor work in various weather conditions, lifting, bending, stretching and standing or walking for much of the day.

Important Eligibility Information

• This role is currently available to Southwark Borough residents only, as part of a Section 106 (S106) agreement. If this eligibility requirement changes, the advert will be updated.

• You must be able to meet the physical demands of the role, including walking over landscaped terrain, lifting and moving hose pipes, and carrying out gardening tasks outdoors in all weather conditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow an agreed programme of watering and grounds maintenance across housing estates.

• Carry out digging, planting, dead-heading, pruning, weeding, soft edging, leaf clearance, grass cutting and other seasonal gardening tasks.

• Undertake estate maintenance tasks, including basic repairs, clearing areas and moving heavy items and materials.

• Maintain gardens and associated outdoor spaces to a consistently high standard.

• Support community gardening sessions and volunteer activities, encouraging participation from residents and community groups.

• Keep tools and horticultural equipment safe, clean and functional, reporting faults or defects.

• Help transform neglected, damaged or overgrown areas into safe, attractive and usable green spaces.

• Follow health and safety procedures and complete required training, including manual handling and the safe use of tools and equipment.

• Communicate politely and professionally with residents, volunteers and community groups.

Essential

• Able to meet the physical demands of the role, including walking over landscaped terrain, lifting and moving hose pipes over short distances, and gardening outdoors in all weather conditions.

• An interest in gardening.

• Good teamwork skills.

• Self-motivated and able to organise and prioritise your workload.

• Professional and respectful towards colleagues and residents.

• Able to handle occasional difficult situations with tact and diplomacy.

Desirable

• Previous gardening experience.

• A full clean driving licence.

• Health and safety awareness.

• Salary: £33,993–£35,493 per year.

• Location: Head office in Southwark, London, SE1 3HN, with work across local housing estates.