Join our Gardens and Grounds Team Member and be part of something special!
Set in the New Forest National Park with winding forest trails and expansive heathland, Green Hill Holiday Village offers dog-friendly holidays and ownership opportunities for families wanting to get back to nature. We are looking for a Gardens and Grounds Team Member to ensure everything on park is in tip-top condition.
Pay: £12.00 per hour (dependent on experience)
Contract: Seasonal
Hours: Full time and part time available
Live In: Not available with this role
What will you do?
Planting & building of park planters and bedding areas, together with pruning and maintenance of plants, hedges, shrubs and trees to seasonal schedules
- Grass cutting using ride-on and walk behind mowers, together with strimming and edging work
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Watering of hanging baskets, and summer bedding
- Ensuring park grounds, roadways, paths, bins, bin bays and public areas are clean and free from litter and loose debris
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Completing daily site walks and having active guest interaction
- Working collaboratively across the whole park team
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Growing plants and vegetables in polytunnel
What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who has experience in carrying out gardening tasks to a high standard. You may have planned and delivered annual routine gardening planning and have a keen interest in horticulture. Knowledge of fertilisers and general repairs to equipment would be advantageous.
Experience of garden & grounds maintenance, will have an eye for detail, good people skills, basic horticultural knowledge and must be well organised. The ability to work as part of a team is also essential as is self-motivation, enthusiasm and reliability.
You will enjoy interacting with guests and working in a customer-service environment. Most importantly you will be self-motivated and have experience of working in a team to support your colleagues.
A little bit about us and what we offer
Born in 2018, Lovat Parks offers homes away from home in locations that showcase British coast and country in all its natural glory. Set in beautiful parts of Cornwall, Norfolk, Suffolk, and the New Forest, our tranquil parks offer not just a fantastic place to stay in the great outdoors but a wonderful place to work. We’re proud to be the UK’s first B Corp certified holiday park, which makes us part of a movement of organisations keen to do good and balance purpose and profit.
Anyone who joins our team is part of a story that’s still being written. We want you to help us shape the future of the industry. In return, we will offer you a supportive, collaborative working environment, training, support, progression, and competitive pay, plus a few other perks such as a day off on your birthday!
Our Commitment to Equality & Diversity
The company is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring within the framework of the law that our workplaces are free from unlawful or unfair discrimination because of protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
We aim to ensure that our employees achieve their full potential, and that all employment decisions are taken without reference to irrelevant or discriminatory criteria.