Gardener

At Bishopstoke park, contemporary design, traditional architecture and an idyllic woodland setting come together to create a beautiful retirement village in the parish of Bishopstoke.

Set in the historic county of Hampshire and located within natural woodland, our 42-acre retirement village provides a carefully selected range of accommodation alongside extensive communal facilities to meet the varying needs of our residents.

Bishopstoke Park, are looking to appoint an experienced Part Time Gardener to join our horticultural team for 16 hours per week.

This is an all year-round post and will be working in all weathers. You will have previous large scale horticultural experience, preferably from a similar sized estate

Please note the rate of pay will increase to £10.90 from the 1st April.

Reporting into the Head Gardener, responsibilities will include:

• Leaf Clearing
• Lawn Cutting
• Lawn treatment & Care
• Boarder Maintenance
• Seasonal Planting 

Required knowledge & experience:

• Previous garden and grounds maintenance experience
• Usage of tools, including petrol lawn mowers, strimmers, leaf blowers, leaf collectors
• Knowledge of plants and shrubs, including identification, planting, maintenance, Identifying best plots
• Knowledge of weeds and weeding. 
• Health & safety in the workplace.
   

Required skills:

• Well organized and able to plan workload.
• Strong interpersonal and empathy skills and a friendly personality.
• Able to work individually and as part of a team.
• Ability to undertake a wide range of activities.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated rewards website  

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.