# Gardener

**Company**: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
**Location**: London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Facilities & Maintenance

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## Description

We are recruiting 6 Gardeners to join our Estate Services Team within the Housing & Regeneration Directorate.

If you enjoy working outdoors and take pride in maintaining high-quality green spaces, we would like to hear from you.

This is a hands-on role working across multiple locations, suited to someone reliable, motivated and committed to delivering a high standard of horticultural work.

**In this role, you will:**

- Carry out a range of gardening and horticultural tasks across housing estates

- Maintain grassed areas, hedges, shrubs, flower beds and other planted areas

- Use horticultural machinery and equipment safely and effectively, including mowers, strimmers and hedge cutters

- Assist with planting schemes and seasonal horticultural activities

- Help maintain clean, safe and attractive green spaces for residents

- Identify and report defects, hazards and other issues affecting estate environments

- Work collaboratively with colleagues and provide a professional service to residents and visitors

**About You**

- Experience of working in a gardening, grounds maintenance or similar horticultural role

- Experience of using horticultural machinery and equipment safely

- Knowledge of gardening and horticultural maintenance techniques

- Awareness of health and safety and safe working practices

- The ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions and carry out physically demanding work

- Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team

- A reliable and positive approach, with a commitment to delivering high standards

- A willingness to undertake training and develop new skills

**The following would be an advantage:**

- NVQ Level 2 in Horticulture or an equivalent qualification

- PA1a and PA6a pesticide application certificates

- A full UK driving licence

**Benefits**

- A competitive salary

- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

- 29 days annual leave, rising to 33 days with 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and additional days over the Christmas period, subject to service requirements

- Working arrangements that reflect operational requirements

- Access to staff benefits and money-saving schemes, including season ticket loans

- Ongoing learning and development opportunities through our Learning Academy, with opportunities to progress

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## Skills

### Required
- gardening
- grounds maintenance
- horticultural machinery operation
- health and safety awareness
- teamwork
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- NVQ Level 2 in Horticulture
- PA1a and PA6a pesticide application certificates
- full UK driving licence

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