This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the site services team providing a reliable responsive and effective service to ensure a safe and pleasant environment for our learners, residents and staff. Your primary task will be working on the beautiful gardens and grounds on main campus, and our satellite sites. You will be required to carry out a variety of gardening and lawn care duties including maintaining flower and shrub boarders and mowing of the lawns, you will work alongside our head gardener and training will be given. You will be willing to support and assist other areas of the department if required. You will be enthusiastic, energetic and willing to work within a team. We encourage staff to learn new skills and to face new challenges every day. Having the relevant skills or experience would be an advantage.
We pride ourselves on customer service and would welcome anyone who thinks they could be a valued addition to our team apply.
How to apply
At National Star, we know the value of a diverse workforce, and welcome applications from all areas of the community. This includes those with disabilities, and we are a proud Disability Confident employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
Please note that all applicants will be expected to undertake a DBS Disclosure, and undergo the necessary employer checks. The level of disclosure to be applied for will be dependent on your job role and will be discussed with you during the recruitment process but is usually an enhanced level. Where appropriate, the adult and child barred lists will be checked and we will not employ anyone who appears on either of those registers.
We prefer people to submit an online application as this helps support the charity in saving money. Alternatively please send your cv to recruitment@nationalstar.org or call our recruitment department 01242 527631 for further information or an application form. If you have a disability and need to apply using an alternative format, or if you have any technical problems with our recruitment system please let us know.
All future correspondence with you will be via email (application acknowledgement, invitation to interview etc). Please check your email regularly.