Estate Services Gardener

What we’re looking for:

Do you have knowledge of Estate ground maintenance and experience of using the following: petrol mowers, long and short hedge cutters, strimmer, mowers and basic hand tools?

Do you have a keen eye for perfectionism and customer service skills?

Can you organise your own workload with minimal supervision?

If you do, this role is perfect for you! Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for an Estate Services Gardener on a Permanent basis at our Oxford site.

A bit about the role:

As an Estate Services Gardener you will be an experienced Gardener who can provide an effective, responsive, and pro-active customer focused grounds maintenance service that is of a consistently high standard. Some of the key results for the role include:

Be physically able to carry out moderate to strenuous manual work .

Flexibility to cover other locations, as a requirement.

Have excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively with residents and colleagues.

Have a basic knowledge and understanding of health and safety regulations in relation to the environmental services as defined by the organisation.

Hold a valid driving licence and have the ability to drive company vehicles as and when required.

Be able to work in adverse weather conditions.

PA1 & PA6a pesticide certificates are preferred but not essential.

Have ride-on mower experience.

This role will require a full driver’s licence.

A bit about us:

160 years after it was established, Peabody is one of the oldest not-for-profit housing associations in the UK. The Peabody Group is responsible for more than 104,000 homes, with around 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties. We also have around 20,000 care and support customers.

Our purpose is to help people flourish, and we are getting closer to residents by taking a local approach.

We are committed to delivering a responsive and easily accessible repairs service and investing in our existing homes so they are safe and well maintained. Our retrofit projects will make thousands of our homes more energy efficient.

We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty, and prioritise wellbeing.

Are you ready to apply?

To be considered for the position of Estate Services Gardener, please click on the ‘’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.

If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to recruitment@peabody.org.uk and one of our team will be in touch.

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