Gardener
Location: Godalming, Surrey
Salary: circa £29,000
Hours: Normal working days are Monday to Friday (07:30-16:30), with an hour unpaid for lunch, throughout the year.
Our clients school is beautiful and a wonderful place to live and work. It was founded in 1611 and moved to its present magnificent 250-acre site near Godalming in Surrey in 1872. Few schools can offer such a splendid backdrop for teaching and learning, and the School community is very strong, with excellent relationships between pupils and staff.
The Role
To undertake the day-to-day maintenance of gardens and amenity areas, in line with the maintenance plan and to ensure high standards are achieved.
The Grounds & Gardens Department:
Comprises of the Grounds Manager and 14 other members of staff including 6 gardeners who are responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the site. Ornamental lawns and gardens are present in and around the school buildings, boarding houses and the Old Headmasters Garden. There are also 60 acres of woodlands, some of which are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
Their stunning grounds cover 250 acres includes Ornamental lawns, sports pitches, mixed shrub and herbaceous borders, walled old headmasters garden, formal David Austin rose garden and plant nursery all surrounded by beautiful woodland.
The gardening d...