Gardener

Gardener:
To provide efficient, high quality, and skilled hands on maintenance of the hotel gardens and grounds, and to maximise guest enjoyment by maintaining excellent standards of presentation of the gardens.

• Day-to-day running of the gardens which include: new kitchen garden, a terraced area, rose garden, sunken garden, cottage garden, croquet lawn, lake, woodland, lawns and wild flower meadow, as well as small private gardens around the hotel accommodation and polo centre.
• Speaking to guests about the gardens.
• pruning and general gardens maintenance
• Care of the kitchen gardens
• Take on specific areas of responsibility within the gardens
• Weeding, trimming, edging, pruning, planting and mulching
• Grass cutting and turf maintenance
• Hedge cutting
• General maintenance of paths and patios around the hotel grounds
• Ability to use garden machinery such as chain saw, mowers, strimmers, leaf blowers.

Job Title
Gardener
Contract Type
Permanent
Position Overview
To provide efficient, high quality, and skilled hands on maintenance of the hotel gardens and grounds, and to maximise guest enjoyment by maintaining excellent standards of presentation of the gardens.
Essential Functions & Physical Requirements

• Day-to-day running of the gardens which include: new kitchen garden, a terraced area, rose garden, sunken garden, cottage garden, croquet lawn, lake, woodland, lawns and wild flower meadow, as well as small private gardens around the hotel accommodation and polo centre.
• Speaking to guests about the gardens.
• pruning and general gardens maintenance
• Care of the kitchen gardens
• Take on specific areas of responsibility within the gardens
• Weeding, trimming, edging, pruning, planting and mulching
• Grass cutting and turf maintenance
• Hedge cutting
• General maintenance of paths and patios around the hotel grounds
• Ability to use garden machinery such as chain saw, mowers, strimmers, leaf blowers.

Qualifications and Desirables

• NVQ'S/RHS qualifications would be an advantage
• National Certificate in Horticulture or National Diploma is desirable.
• NPTC Spraying certificates PA1, PA6 would be an advantage.
• Experience of maintaining large estate gardens
• Good knowledge of working gardens
• Passionate about plant care, pruning and maintenance
• Attention to detail
• Confident and diplomatic when dealing with guests
• Positive attitude and excellent communication skills
  Experience of kitchen gardens would be desirable.
• Available to work weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota basis.

Benefit Package

• Complimentary nights with breakfast within Dorchester Collection
• 50% F&B discount at selected restaurants at The Dorchester and Coworth Park
• Very generous Employee Introductory Scheme offered
• Team members' awards and incentives schemes
• Contributory pension scheme entitlement from date of commencement
• Life assurance cover for all team members
• Uniform laundered complimentarily
• Complimentary meals whilst on duty at our team members' restaurants
• Complimentary Internet at allocated computers in team areas
• Interest free Season Ticket Loan / Cycle to work scheme
• Occupational Health, including subsidised massage treatments and health clinics
• Complimentary Eye Test for VDU users

Status
Full time
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