London Temple Gardner | Surrey (United Kingdom) | Full-time (40 Hours) | Permanent

Byupathway; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A church organization is seeking a dedicated gardener to maintain and enhance the beauty of temple grounds in Lingfield, Surrey. The role requires experience in horticulture or grounds maintenance, and you'll perform various gardening tasks like mowing lawns, pruning, and operating power tools. A full UK driving licence is necessary. The successful applicant will enjoy a competitive salary along with health and retirement benefits. This is a full-time permanent position with one opening available.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Qualifications

• Previous experience in grounds maintenance, gardening, or similar field.
• Must have a full UK driving licence.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain temple grounds including landscaped areas and sidewalks.
• Mow lawns and operate power equipment for landscape maintenance.
• Prune and shape plants to enhance growth and beauty.

Skills

Grounds maintenance experience

Horticulture knowledge

Ability to lift 50 pounds

Knowledge of plants and fertilizers

Teamwork ability

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Horticulture or equivalent

Tools

Chainsaw Certification

NPTC Spraying Certificates: PA1 and PA6

Job description

London Temple Gardner | Surrey (United Kingdom) | Full-time (40 Hours) | Permanent

Lingfield, Surrey, United Kingdom (On-site)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

The London Temple is looking for a gardener to ensure the temple grounds reflect the beauty, cleanliness, and sacred nature of the temple experience. The Church offers a competitive salary and additional health & retirement benefits. We have one position available.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the temple grounds reflect the beauty, cleanliness, and sacred nature of the temple experience by performing gardener/grounds keeping work, maintaining and caring for landscaped areas, sidewalks, driveways, building entrances, and other assigned areas.
• Resolve routine questions and problems and refer more complex issues to higher levels.
• May assist with seasonal displays
• Mow lawns using hand and power mowers.
• Maintains the original landscape plan by planting perennials, shrubs, and trees.
• Trims and edges around walls, flower beds, and walks using hand clippers and power edging tools.
• May operate heavy tractors and other large power equipment to maintain landscape.
• Prune and shape shrubs and trees to provide optimum growth efficiency of plants and enhance beauty of grounds.
• Spray lawns, shrubs, and trees for disease, weed, and insect control, and perform regular fertilization as needed, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Responsible to see that all power equipment and machines are properly maintained.
• Provide guidance to volunteers in the maintenance of grounds.
• Water lawn and garden areas.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in grounds maintenance, horticulture, gardening, agriculture, landscape design, or related field.
• Knowledge of various plants and fertilizers.
• Ability to follow directions, work independently and with a team.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds (22.68 Kgs).
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable Qualifications (Preferred but Not Essential):

• NVQ Level 2 in Horticulture or an equivalent qualification
• NPTC Spraying Certificates: PA1 and PA6
• Chainsaw Certification: NPTC CS30, CS31B, and CS36, or LANTRA equivalent

Only applicants with the right to work in the UK will be considered.

• Job Identification 372156
• Job Category CG - Custodial, Grounds & Maintenance
• Posting Date 12/04/2025, 02:30 PM
• Locations West Park Road, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6HW, GB (On-site)
• Apply Before 01/04/2026, 07:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 1
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