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Head Gardener - Amenity Landscaping (Hertfordshire & North London


The Forward Trust


Location

North London | United Kingdom


Job description

The Forward Trust are a leading provider of Information, Advice and Guidance services (careers advice) in prisons to the Matrix Standard delivering a wider range of vocational training, apprenticeships, enterprise and employability services in the community funded by the ESFA, devolved administrations, DWP and others.

 

Amenity Landscaping is a social enterprise owned by the Forward Trust and within our Employment Services Division.

 

Amenity Landscaping delivers grounds maintenance, gardening, facilities management and horticultural services on behalf of local authorities, social landlords and other partners.

 

Amenity Landscaping employs people with lived experience including ex-offenders, people in recovery and also the unemployed or NEET. All staff are employed on Forward Trust terms and conditions.

As a Lead Gardener, you will be working outdoors and in open spaces and your activities will include:

We are looking for people who are interested in working outdoors, with an interest in the environment and working as part of a team. The post holder will enjoy undertaking manual work in different types of weather and starting work early (often by 7.30am) and finishing by 3.30pm.

The work can be hard but you will eventually be working with an experienced team of colleagues and we work on different sites in London, so every day is a bit a different. We expect all staff to start work by 7.30am Monday to Friday and on time. This post is 37 hours per week.

We encourage applications from either ex-offenders, those at risk of offending or have been in trouble with the police or in recovery and unemployed.

Below is a list of the qualities that we are looking for in applicants for this post. Please address these points in your application.

 

Essential

 

 

 

Desirable

 

We value the dedication and commitment of our employees by rewarding them with market-leading pay and benefits. We provide comprehensive training and opportunities to progress in the Employment Services Division.

 

We also offer:

 

 

*Please note, we reserve the right to close this role early


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