The role of a Gardener at a Barchester care home involves maintaining the grounds to the highest standards, ensuring the home always makes a great first impression and that the outside areas can be fully enjoyed by residents. The Gardener will be responsible for looking after the equipment and structures, keeping the grounds safe and tidy, and planting a range of flowers, shrubs and trees.
Main duties of the job
As a Gardener at a Barchester care home, you'll help create the kind of stimulating environment that enables the organization to deliver quality, person-centred care. By maintaining the grounds to the highest standards, you'll ensure the home always makes a great first impression, and that the 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 the equipment and structures like fencing, keeping the 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 the fiercely-contested Barchester in Bloom competition.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and retirement villages in the UK. They are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care and creating stimulating environments that enable residents to lead fulfilling lives. As an organization, Barchester values its employees and offers a competitive rewards package, including opportunities for learning and development, profit-sharing schemes, and various discounts.
Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* You will need general gardening experience, a good understanding of health and safety, and the ability to use garden treatment chemicals in line with COSHH regulations. A patient and empathetic approach is also key, as you will need to ensure your work fits around the needs of the residents.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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