At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in providing professional gardening services and enable others to learn.
- Company: Brunswick Organic Nursery, a charity focused on supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
- Benefits: Full paid training, 7 weeks holiday pro-rata, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team and help create beautiful gardens for the community.
- Why this job: Make a real difference while developing your leadership skills in a rewarding setting.
- Qualifications: Experience in garden maintenance and strong organisational skills required.
The predicted salary is between 16318 - 16318 £ per year.
If you have great organisational skills, enjoy enabling others to learn and develop in a professional gardening service, and being part of a team, then this could be the role for you!
Temporary contract to cover maternity leave, to start ASAP and expected to end on or before mid-August 2027. Bishopthorpe, York, YO23 2RF.
Salary: £16,318 per annum (FTE 27,816 based on 37.5 hours per week)
Hours: 22 per week. Working Pattern: Monday or Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Benefits: We offer full paid training, paid DBS check, 7 weeks holiday pro-rata (including bank holidays)
Please Note: Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
Brunswick Organic Nursery is a registered charity based in Bishopthorpe, York, which provides a productive and rewarding workplace environment for people with learning disabilities to grow and thrive in. We build skills and confidence, support wellbeing and develop independence through offering opportunities in different work areas. These include a contract gardening service for the local community, growing plants at the garden nursery, growing organic fruit and vegetables, crafts, woodwork, cooking, and office administration.
About the Role: Garden Services fulfils a wide range of gardening contracts which give our teams a variety of opportunities to develop their skills and confidence. From one-off landscaping and planting projects to regular garden maintenance; developing accessible or sensory gardens to building raised beds and ponds – the work our teams do is varied, rewarding and showcases their knowledge and abilities.
We're looking for someone with energy, enthusiasm and aspiration to enable others to develop, and to keep developing this area of Brunswick. You can find more information about the work of Garden Services on our website.
In addition to working with the teams, this role is responsible for managing the business aspects of this service. This will include scheduling, quoting for new jobs, health and safety, and management of one other staff member.
About You: You will need experience of managing a garden maintenance service or similar enterprise, strong knowledge of design, plants and garden maintenance and ideally, have experience of working to enable others in horticulture.
You will have excellent organisational skills and be able to offer our customers great customer service. You must be able to build genuine connections with the people you work alongside, be able to think holistically about people and take responsibility for the team's welfare whilst at work.
If you have a positive ‘can-do’ attitude, a straight-forward approach and want a role that makes a difference, then we'd love to hear from you.
How to apply: If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click "apply" today and check your inbox for an email. This will include an application form which the employer requires to be completed.
At Brunswick Organic Nursery we encourage applications from all ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. You must be authorised to work in the UK. No agencies please.
As part of our commitment to adult safeguarding, all posts are subject to an enhanced DBS.
Other suitable skills and experience includes: Gardening, horticulture, environmental, sustainability, social care.
Garden Services Team Leader in Humber employer: Brunswick Organic Nursery
Join our dedicated team in Bishopthorpe, where we prioritise employee development and a supportive work culture. As a Garden Services Team Leader, you'll benefit from comprehensive training, generous holiday allowances, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community while working in a collaborative environment.
