Summerset Retirement Villages | Listed yesterday
Location
Christchurch City, Canterbury
Job Type
Permanent
Description
You can help bring our villages to life!
At Summerset, from the moment we start developing a village, to when our residents call it home, it’s the passion and dedication of our people that brings our villages to life. We are one team united by being part of something bigger – to bring the best of life to our residents.
The way we work is guided by our values - One Team, Strong Enough to Care and Strive to Be the Best. We know it takes a collective effort to bring a village to life and help it thrive, so Summerset is a place where everyone’s uniqueness and diversity can shine.
When you’re part of the Summerset team, you belong to a place where your work has real impact, who you are is fully embraced and where your career flourishes.
Summerset Avonhead is looking to recruit an experienced Gardener to join our village on a part-time basis!
About the Role
This is a busy and diverse role, assisting the Property Manager with day-to-day garden maintenance activities, such as trimming, planting, and weeding. Therefore, you will need to be organised and efficient, while a good level of fitness will prove useful for delivering the best in service.
Your Responsibilities
* Ensuring well-maintained, beautiful gardens and landscapes
* Ensuring the buildings, grounds, and amenities are kept clean and tidy for residents, families, and staff to enjoy
* Maintaining a professional, friendly, and welcoming appearance and manner for all residents & families
This is a permanent, part-time role working 24 hours per week (across 3 days per week).
About You
Ideally, you will have gardening or landscaping experience. But more important to us will be your genuine passion for creating great environments and love for all kinds of people from all walks of life. Flexibility is key, as work hours will vary based on seasonal demands and team availability.
To be Successful You Will Bring
* A Collaboration & Team Player attitude
* Excellent time-management to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner
* A good level of fitness will prove useful for delivering the best in service
* Great organizational skills and efficiency
* Experience in creating and maintaining great gardens, domestically or commercially
* A passion for keeping our gardens beautiful and enjoyable for our residents is essential!
What’s in it for You?
To recognise the important work that you do for our residents, we offer:
* An enthusiastic and supportive team that is fun to be part of
* Uniform provided
* A job that enables you to make a real difference
* Free access to our EAP Service
Due to NZ Immigration requirements, we are obliged to consider candidates that already have the right to work in NZ for this role first. Due to this, we may not be able to support a visa application for this role.
Apply online for this role or contact the Summerset Recruitment Team for more information.
Summerset is one of New Zealand’s largest retirement village developers, owners, and operators building vibrant communities for our residents to live in.
We are a fast-moving and fast-growing nationwide business, and we need your passion and energy to help us keep up the momentum! We are proud of our dynamic work environment and an equally diverse workforce, and we aim to give you the best of life, so you can bring the best of life to our residents.
We have a raft of employee benefits, such as:
* Day-to-day health insurance
* Your birthday day off
* Annual company share allocation
* Sick leave from day 1
* Long service leave
* Referral fees for successful introductions
and much more.
Our fast growth means we can offer a vast range of job opportunities from clinical and village-based support roles to head office and construction roles across multiple sites in cities and towns throughout New Zealand.
There’s no better place to develop your career.
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