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We're on the lookout for a Landscape Gardener to join our well-established client based in Oxford

About the role:

To organise and lead Landscape projects on site.  To work as part of a team of six, to provide excellent customer service in the delivery of the Landscape service. This includes working in Oxford City Council’s owned and managed properties, parks and urban spaces and for private customers and schools.

Undertake a wide range of associated landscaping & horticultural activities, in keeping with good practice and maintain equipment

The business is based out of Cutteslowe Park

About You:

Formal horticultural qualification or significant skilled horticultural and landscape experience
Full valid UK driving licence
Able to undertake physically demanding work and able to work where chemicals have been used
Ability to work on own initiative. Flexibility with start and finish times, able to work an annualised hours schedule and able to work effectively as part of a team
Experience in horticulture and grounds maintenance work and use of horticultural machinery and able to undertake physically demanding work
The details:

Utilise knowledge, skills and experience to provide a high standard of horticulture at all sites, use and maintain all types of horticultural equipment, including all types of ride-on machinery
Undertake all duties in accordance with the Council standards, including Quality Assurance schemes, work instructions, manuals and work specifications,  health and safety requirements /safe working procedures and employment policies, ensuring fitness to work at all times and reporting promptly any issues that may compromise these standards. Ensure prompt recording of all associated documentation
Participate and contribute to an ethos of teamwork and flexibility within the team and assist with the training and support of new and temporary/agency members of the team, in particular ensuring new colleagues undertake safe working methods
Seek to continuously improve knowledge and standards and contribute to maximising commercial opportunities
 
Working Hours:

Between 7:30am to 16:30 Monday to Friday (please note times may vary to earlier starts or later finishes as required)

Salary £13.75per hour

For more information and to apply, get in touch with Roxie at our Oxford branch on (phone number removed) or click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

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