Gardener

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Fareham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care home provider in Fareham seeks a Gardener to maintain beautiful outside areas and ensure they are safe and enjoyable for residents. Responsibilities include caring for flowers, shrubs, and trees, and participating in garden competitions. The ideal candidate should have gardening experience, a good understanding of health and safety, and be a team player with a patient demeanor. The position offers career development opportunities and a comprehensive rewards package.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in general gardening practices.
• Understanding of COSHH regulations for garden chemicals.
• Ability to maintain safety and tidiness in outdoor areas.

Responsibilities

• Maintain grounds to the highest standards.
• Look after equipment and structures like fencing.
• Participate in the 'Barchester in Bloom' competition.

Skills

General gardening experience

Understanding of health and safety

Ability to use garden treatment chemicals

Patient and empathetic approach

Team player

Job description

About the Role

As a Gardener at a Barchester care home, you’ll help create the kind of stimulating environment that enables us to deliver quality, person‑centred care. By maintaining our grounds to the highest standards, you’ll ensure our home always makes a great first impression, and that our outside areas can be fully enjoyed by residents looking for some fresh air or a change of scenery. Your role as a Gardener will involve looking after our equipment and structures like fencing, keeping our grounds safe and tidy (including clearing any snow and ice in the winter), and planting a range of flowers, shrubs and trees. Once a year, you’ll be able to showcase your talents in our fiercely‑contested ‘Barchester in Bloom’ competition.

About You

If you have a passion for the great outdoors, you could be perfect for the role of Gardener at Barchester. One of your key priorities will be making sure your work fits around the needs of our residents, so a patient and empathetic approach is key. As well as general gardening experience, we’ll also need to see a good understanding of health and safety and the ability to use garden treatment chemicals in line with COSHH regulations. Trustworthy and professional with a can‑do approach, you’re a great team player who will take a genuine interest in the lives and wellbeing of our residents.

Rewards Package

As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

• Free learning and development
• Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
• A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you’d like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.