GardenerDepartment: Site Support Roles
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Daisy Vale
Compensation: GBP 12.60 / hour
DescriptionDaisy Valeis looking to recruit a Gardener to join the team. This role is full-time, working 40 hours per week.
Daisy Vale House is located in Thorpe, a small village on the outskirts of Wakefield. It offers residential support for 16 males and females with a learning disability, as well as autistic individuals.
What you'll be doingYou'll be part of a dedicated and compassionate team, all working together to ensure the smooth running of the service and to support the wellbeing of our residents While your role doesn't involve providing direct care, your contribution is vital in helping to maintain a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for everyone. Whether you're assisting with day-to-day operations, keeping things organised, or ensuring our spaces are well looked after, your support plays an important part in creating a positive experience for those who live and work here.
You will:
- Maintain a safe and habitable environment throughout the unit's gardens and grounds, in line with quality standards and ensures that work processes comply with statutory regulations.
- Carry out a varied range of gardening duties requiring minimum supervision and using own initiative. Including weeding, digging, edging, pruning, seed sowing, plant cultivation, bed preparation and planting
- Undertake a variety of general maintenance jobs as required, with particular focus on the exterior of the building and the gardens/grounds.
You can find additional information in the attached job description.
What you'll bring to the roleOur work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.
The role involves the use of a wide range of hand tools, horticultural machinery, and powered hand tools, with responsibility for ensuring that all equipment is properly maintained, serviced, and kept in safe working order. Gardening experience is desirable but not essential.
For more information about the role, you can email AmyLodge@priorygroup.com
What we will give you in returnWe want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.
- 28 days annual leave
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
- Access to development opportunities
- Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
- Leadership & management development
- Long service award
- Refer a friend bonuses
Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified. In such cases, adverts should be closed immediately, and remaining applicants informed of the reason.
