Job Description
Job Description: Part-Time Gardener / Caretaker
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Private country property near Leominster, Herefordshire
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The role
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We need a skilled, experienced part-time gardener to take responsibility for a large, beautiful private garden and grounds near Leominster. It suits an enthusiastic, knowledgeable gardener who takes real pride in high standards and works well independently. The role comes with a self-contained two-bedroom Garden Cottage.
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Terms
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• Hours: 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), 8am to 4pm with a one-hour lunch (21 paid hours per week)
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• Pay: £18.50 per hour (approximately £20,000 per year)
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• Accommodation: Self-contained two-bedroom Garden Cottage at £200 pcm, linked to the employment. Terms will be set out in writing.
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• Holiday: : TBA - Paid holiday, pro rata for a three-day week. Paid Bank Holidays.
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• Start date: To be agreed
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• Probation: 3 months
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• Requirements: Satisfactory references and right to work in the UK
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Main duties
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Garden and grounds
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• Mowing of main lawns and ride-on areas, strimming and edging
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• Borders: weeding, planting, cutting back and pruning
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• Hedge cutting
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• Vegetable garden: planting, growing and harvesting
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• Small greenhouse: tidying and potting
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• Watering
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• Driveway maintenance and weed control
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• Keeping the garden tidy and well presented throughout the year
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• Seasonal projects and improvements as agreed with the owner, within contracted hours
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Estate and property
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• Logging, log splitting and kindling preparation; bringing logs and kindling into the house
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• Light forestry work, limited to tasks you are certified and insured to carry out
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• Occasional fencing repairs and cattle grid maintenance
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• Routine maintenance of garden machinery
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• Clearing gutters
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• Moving garden furniture
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• General property maintenance and minor electrical tasks (for example bulbs and fuses). Anything more goes to a qualified electrician.
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• Putting bins out weekly
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Security
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• Monitoring cameras and the alarm, and reporting incidents
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Additional duties (occasional, by agreement)
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• Cleaning cars
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• Driving the owner, short and long distance, with advance notice, in a vehicle insured for the purpose
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• Dog sitting
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• Reasonable upkeep of the Garden Cottage
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About you
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Essential
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• Proven professional gardening experience, including large gardens
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• Good plant and horticultural knowledge
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• Good knowledge of garden machinery (including ride-on mowers) and safe working practices
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• Excellent attention to detail and high standards
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• Reliable, self-motivated and able to use initiative
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• Comfortable around dogs
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• Full UK driving licence
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Desirable
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• PA1/PA6 spraying certificate (needed for any professional weed killing)
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• Chainsaw certification (NPTC/Lantra)
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• Experience of fencing and general estate maintenance
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How to apply
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Send your CV and details of two referees by clicking "Fast Apply" by 1 November 2026.
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Right to work in the UK required.
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