Experienced Gardener

Experienced gardeners required for a handful of roles for Manpower across Oxford. You must have recent professional experience as a gardener, ideally in a college or school - but not essential.

Details:

• Oxford City Centre
• It''s a full-time role, Mon-Fri 08:00hrs - 17:00hrs with an hour (unpaid) for lunch.
• £13.16 per hour
• Enhanced DBS clearance ( we will perform the check)
• Sickness cover position

Duties include:

• Preparing and maintaining cricket wickets, grass tennis courts, rugby pitches, soccer pitches and the all-weather pitch
• Regular mowing of the Sports grounds, marking out, spring and autumn renovation and erecting posts, nets, cricket frames and tennis posts
• Working with various different types of machinery and equipment to prepare and maintain football, rugby, cricket and hockey pitches, as well as artificial surfaces
• Assisting with the maintenance of trees, hedges and paths, including leaf collection and spraying
• Maintaining grounds and sports related buildings and facilities
• Providing grounds staff support to matches/fixtures when required

Candidate background:

• Candidates should be able to provide evidence of demonstrable experience in a similar role, even if in a different sector from education (e.g. landscape work, golf course, cricket grounds, football ground etc.). We require someone who is a good team player, with a keen eye for detail. Some out of hours and weekend work is expected so the sense of commitment to adhere to this is also required.

Apply today and we will be in touch.