Gardener
Gardener – Bupa Care Homes
Chilton Meadows Care Home - Union Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1HL
Salary - £12.00 - £13.00 per hour depending on experience + excellent benefits
Shifts - 3 x 8 hours shifts 7.30am – 4pm half an hours unpaid break with some flexibility
About the role
You will be responsible for the upkeep and care of the home’s gardens
Your key duties will include maintaining lawns, looking after flowerbeds, borders and hedges, weeding and pruning our shrubs and small trees
You will advise the Home Manager on potential gardening issues and help to plan areas that require improvement
Occasionally, you will assist the Maintenance team with other ad hoc duties in and around the home.
Who we’re looking for
With a passion for gardening, you will take real pride in your work. You will enjoy maintaining and developing the home’s gardens, ensuring our residents can enjoy the pleasant and relaxing environment.
What’s in it for you?
Bupa Care Homes values its people, so you can expect a competitive pay rate and benefits that include:
-Smile Everyday - a health and wellbeing package available to all permanent employees giving access to 24/7 health lines along with online wellbeing tools
- A competitive starting salary with the opportunity to increase this through training and development.
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Interest free travel ticket loans
- Bupa Cash Plan discounts
- We cover the cost of your DBS Check (£44)
- Pension and Life Assurance scheme available
- Comprehensive induction and on-going training and development
- Competitive staff benefits such as weekly offers and discounts
- Hot meal provided
- Uniform provided
Who we are
Bupa Care Homes provides expert nursing, dementia, residential and specialist care to over 7,000 people in over 130 UK homes and care villages. Our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives.
Passionate about making lives better, every decision we make is because we care. It’s why we inspire and support our staff to put our residents’ wellbeing at the heart of everything they do.
Choose a career in care. Bupa is committed to an environment which will attract, retain and motivate its people. Bupa aims to ensure that every applicant to, or employee of is assessed for employment, promotion and development solely on the basis of personal merit and qualifications, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
Cycle to work scheme, Free flu jabs, Gym membership, Financial planning services, Work from home, Health & wellbeing programme, Referral programme, Discounted or free food, Employee mentoring programme, Company pension
