Lead Gardener
Company
Location
Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BN
Employment Hours
New Jobs
Employment Type
Contract, Contract
Salary
£27,241 - £29,354 a year
Job Highlights
- The Lead Gardener will oversee garden maintenance, supervise staff, and manage seasonal tasks at the historic Newton Park campus.
- The ideal candidate will have horticultural qualifications, hands-on gardening experience, and strong interpersonal skills for teamwork.
- This full-time role is based in Bath, offering varied outdoor work and responsibilities in all weather conditions, with potential for training opportunities.
Job Requirements/Description
We are currently seeking a Lead Gardener, who will be based at our historic Newton Park campus. Working as part of the grounds team you will be carrying out routine seasonal garden and estate maintenance, including a wide range of machinery use as well as hands on weeding, working in the borders, woodland areas and parkland.
Salary Grade 4 - Starting from £27,241 rising to £29,354 per annum
The salary range shows the potential maximum pay progression in addition to any annual inflationary increase to your pay. Please note that our default position is to appoint into the lower end of the range, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Additional information
Please note that as of April 2024, there has been a change in the UK’s sponsorship threshold. Regrettably as the salary for this role falls beneath this, you will not be eligible for sponsorship therefore your application will automatically be rejected.
We are a community of colleagues, striving for excellence to ensure students thrive. Our values are:
In light of this, for most vacancies it will be unlikely that permission to work in the UK would be granted.
For further information please click here to visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Description
We are currently seeking a Lead Gardener, who will be based at our historic Newton Park campus. Working as part of the grounds team you will be carrying out routine seasonal garden and estate maintenance, including a wide range of machinery use as well as hands on weeding, working in the borders, woodland areas and parkland.
About the Role
- Assist with the supervision of gardeners and placement students, and liaise with contractors in the routine maintenance of the grounds and gardens.
- Seasonal care of the shrub and herbaceous borders throughout the campus sites, including appropriate pruning as required.
- Ground preparation for the planting of trees and hedges and borders.
- Routine mowing, edging, and lawn care including seasonal renovation tasks.
- Where applicable routine maintenance and renovation of the sports pitches.
- Undertake supplementary pesticide application records and inventories.
- Routine checks and basic maintenance to machinery, including updating associated records.
- Cleaning drives and pathways of debris, litter picking, clearing snow – applying salt as required.
About You
- RHS Level 2, HND, NVQ or BTEC level 3 or similar, or be working towards it.
- Demonstrate experience working in a varied gardening role, preferably a historic garden.
- Demonstrate plan identification skills.
- Able to work on your own initiative as well as a flexible team member, taking the lead when required.
- Previous experience of using horticultural machinery
- Be prepared for manual handing tasks, work outside in all weather conditions, work at height when required.
- Hold a full manual UK driving licence
For further information on the essential and desirable skills we’re looking for, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Additional Information
Salary Grade 4 - Starting from £27,241 rising to £29,354 per annum
The salary range shows the potential maximum pay progression in addition to any annual inflationary increase to your pay. Please note that our default position is to appoint into the lower end of the range, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Additional information
- The postholder will be required to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
- This is a hands on role and heavy lifting will be required frequently. You must be physically fit to undertake the role.
- The postholder will be required to use machines, eg hedge cutter, strimmers, lawn mowers, and tractors.
- The postholder will be required to drive estate vehicles on and off campus and must hold a current driving license and pass BSU competence tests if carrying out the full range of duties of this post.
This is an onsite role, with occasional work at our other campus sites
Please note that as of April 2024, there has been a change in the UK’s sponsorship threshold. Regrettably as the salary for this role falls beneath this, you will not be eligible for sponsorship therefore your application will automatically be rejected.
Staff Benefits
We offer a wide range of great benefits at BSU, including
We offer a wide range of great benefits at BSU, including
- Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher's Pension Scheme). This is a defined benefit pension scheme which pays members a secure income for life, post-retirement
- Enhanced paid leave - 41 - 46 days depending on the role (Full Time) - more details here: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/StaffBenefits
- Family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible work environment, on-site nursery, and a sector-leading enhanced maternity scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme which offers access to on-demand GP appointments, wellbeing support and advice, and access to counselling
- Transport schemes including Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work
- Wide range of discounts and financial benefits, accessed through and easy-to-use app
For further details about all our staff benefits, have a look at our rewards page: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/work-at-bath-spa/rewards-and-benefits/
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
About Bath Spa University
At Bath Spa University, we believe in the power of education to break down barriers to opportunity and to transform lives. We are the Professionally Creative for the future. Professional Creativity transcends subject disciplines, and is just as important for our sciences, education, business and law subjects as it is for our sector leading creative industries provision. We connect learners, staff and external partners with applied research and innovation. We power inclusive growth through skills development and practice based, innovation – intensive learning for all.
Our main Newton park campus is based in stunning countryside just a few minutes from a World Heritage City. We are also proud to offer courses to students at our other campuses around Bath, and in London at our Canary Wharf and Hackney sites.
An impressive 84% of our staff said they would recommend the University to a friend as a good place to work.
Our main Newton park campus is based in stunning countryside just a few minutes from a World Heritage City. We are also proud to offer courses to students at our other campuses around Bath, and in London at our Canary Wharf and Hackney sites.
An impressive 84% of our staff said they would recommend the University to a friend as a good place to work.
We are a community of colleagues, striving for excellence to ensure students thrive. Our values are:
- Respect
- Inclusivity
- Collaboration
- Sustainability
We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community. We foster inclusivity, celebrating and respecting differences. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and genders. We consider our recruitment practices to be comprehensive and unbiased; ensuring fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity for all.
Information about visa sponsorship
Information about visa sponsorship
Under the 2006 Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act the University has a duty to prevent illegal working by carrying out document checks on all potential employees to confirm that a person has the right to work in the UK.
Please note that the University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are entitled to live and work in the UK.
Please note that the University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are entitled to live and work in the UK.
For some vacancies (those requiring specific specialist skills or in shortage occupations) we may be able to obtain a certificate of sponsorship for a suitably qualified applicant. Due to the limited availability of sponsorship resources, not all vacancies in this category will be eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship. Sponsorship eligibility will be assessed on a role-by-role basis and is normally limited to positions that meet the University's workforce and immigration criteria.
In light of this, for most vacancies it will be unlikely that permission to work in the UK would be granted.
For further information please click here to visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Company
Location
Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BN
Employment Hours
New Jobs
Employment Type
Contract, Contract
Salary
£27,241 - £29,354 a year