Gardener

Job details Job reference

23/110984

Date posted

29/05/2023

Application closing date

12/06/2023

Salary

£27,497 - £28,048 per annum (including market supplement)

Job category/type

Other

Attachments Blank Gardener Job description Queen’s University Belfast is currently seeking to appoint to the post of Gardener.
The post holder will work as an integral part of the Green Flag award winning Grounds and Gardening Services Team, performing horticultural, landscaping and maintenance duties across the University Estate.
You will be required to work 37 hours over 5 days per week (which may include Saturday working).
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate:

• Secondary School Education
• Certificate of Competence in Pesticide Application (PA1, PA6a)
• Plus, a minimum of two years’ recent relevant Horticultural experience
• Relevant experience with rose beds and herbaceous borders
• Relevant experience with soft landscaping, floral bedding schemes etc.

For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please click the Candidate Information link below.

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.
We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/
Informal enquiries may be directed to William Kirkwood at W.kirkwood@qub.ac.uk
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