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About the Role
Assisting the Gardens Manager in maintaining Morden College gardens and grounds to ensure they are safe, appealing external spaces that promote resident wellbeing through hands-on gardening activities.
Responsibilities
- Mowing lawns using all types of mowers, including ride-on mowers.
- Edging, trimming, and maintaining lawns.
- Scarifying and spiking lawns.
- Maintaining fine turf areas, including sports areas like croquet and putting greens.
- Applying lawn fertilizers, using hosepipes and sprinklers, and watering pots and urns.
- Planting and maintaining seasonal bedding, shrubs, and trees.
- Pruning fruit trees and shrubs.
- Propagating hardwood cuttings and potting up plants.
- Pruning roses and applying rose fertilizers.
- Removing epicormic shoots from trees.
- Clearing leaves using leaf blowers or rakes/brooms.
- Making and applying compost.
- Applying rock salt or other specified materials and clearing snow and ice from pathways and roadways.
- Mixing and applying chemical sprays.
- Trimming hedges using manual and power-assisted equipment.
- Performing single/double digging of areas manually and using a rotavator.
- Carrying out soft landscaping.
- Carrying out basic brick edging, laying slabs, and timber and metal edging.
- Labeling and sign writing.
- Cleaning and maintaining horticultural machinery and hand tools.
- Tidying up Grounds Department sheds, storage, and compost areas.
- Loading and unloading skips, containers, or other delivery vehicles.
Requirements
- A minimum of 3 years of practical experience in horticulture.
Skills
- Horticulture
- Grounds maintenance
- Use of Machinery
- Soft landscaping
- Garden Planning
- Forward Planning skills
Location
- Beckenham
- Blackheath
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years practical experience in horticulture
Education Level
- C&G Stage 2 Amenity Horticulture
- RHS Certificate Horticulture Level 2 Practical and Theory
- NVQ Level 3 Amenity Horticulture
- Chain saw certificate (Desirable)
- Mixing and use of chemicals certificate (Desirable)
- Spraying certificate (Desirable)
- H&S certificate (Desirable)
About the Company
- Morden College is an almshouse charity with over 300 years of history providing homes, support, and care for older people in south-east London.
- The organization focuses on enabling residents to live independently, safely, and meaningfully, creating thriving communities where individuals feel known, valued, and supported.
- Morden College provides accommodation and care services to over 250 older people across two sites in Blackheath and Beckenham.
- The community enjoys a wide range of events and activities, with social spaces including bars and a café.
- The organization is committed to dignity, purpose, and inclusion, actively combating loneliness, challenging ageism, and promoting healthy ageing.
- The team helps foster social connection and contributes to a community where residents and staff can thrive.
- Morden College embraces equity, diversity, and technology to deliver sustainable, high-quality services.