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Permanent, Full Time (39 hours per week)
*Please note that we do not currently offer any Tier 2 sponsorship*.
About the role
As a Trainee Gardener in our Landscaping Team, you will be working with our team of professional Gardeners in Homestead Park, delivering high quality horticultural services. As well as ongoing seasonal maintenance, you will also be involved in renovation and development projects as we look to refresh our landscaped areas.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge! In addition to learning on the job, you will also attend horticulture college or conduct online distance learning to develop your horticultural acumen and technical skills further (to the equivalent of RHS Level 2).
About you
As our Trainee Gardener, we’d like you to have a genuine interest in green spaces and ideally have had some exposure to formal horticulture. With exceptional communication skills, you’ll have knowledge of safe working practices and an awareness of Health & Safety, including personal protective equipment and the safe operation of machinery and equipment.
Experience of using a wide variety of landscape and grounds maintenance machinery and equipment, including hand-held machinery, pedestrian equipment and ride-on mowers is desirable.
So, if you think you can contribute energy and enthusiasm to a wide variety of tasks and projects and share our passion to work to high standards, we’d love to hear from you!
About us
The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) is a registered housing association and care provider in Yorkshire and the North East. JRHT is an important influencing organisation, with an ambitious agenda for inspiring positive change in the UK in line with our vision of a prosperous and poverty free UK.
How to apply
Please click on the Apply button to complete your online application form via our ATS (Applicant Tracking System).
Closing date for applications is 21st June 2024
A copy of the Job Description can be found on the ATS.
We will be shortlisting and interviewing up to and after the closing date. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
At JRF/JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.
We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression, and retention of disabled individuals. We shall also offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme