About this role
Job summary The role of a Gardener at Barchester Healthcare's care home in Ringwood is both vital and rewarding. As a Gardener, you will be instrumental in creating a welcoming and stimulating outdoor environment for residents, ensuring the grounds are well-maintained and aesthetically pleasing. Your work will contribute to the overall quality, person-centered care provided at the care home by offering residents a safe and enjoyable outdoor space. The position offers a competitive hourly salary and forms part of Barchesters comprehensive rewards package. The role requires a patient and empathetic approach, where attention to detail and a passion for gardening will be key to success.
Main duties of the job 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 us Barchester Healthcare is renowned for providing quality care in its various care homes. At Barchester, the emphasis is on delivering person-centered care in a caring and stimulating environment. The company values the importance of outdoor spaces in the overall care of residents, which is why the role of a Gardener is crucial. Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector, including benefits like free learning and development, a profit share scheme, and various discounts. The company is committed to ensuring both its residents and employees have access to a supportive and rewarding environment.
Job description Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUIf 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.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:
Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
The ideal candidate should have general gardening experience, a good understanding of health and safety, and the ability to use garden treatment chemicals in accordance with COSHH regulations.
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.
Employer details Employer name Barchester Healthcare
Address Barchester Healthcare
Ringwood
BH24 2DW
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)