• Mobile Gardener


• £23,000 per year


• 37 hours per week; Permanent


• Monday – Friday


• Mobile across Suffolk


• Ref: IP330

Discover a fulfilling career where your values align with our mission. Join our dynamic team committed to excellence, integrity, and innovation. Embrace a culture that values diversity, collaboration, and continuous growth. Your role will be more than a job – it's an opportunity to contribute to something meaningful. If you prioritise integrity, teamwork, and a positive impact, apply now to be part of a community that values your individuality and welcomes your dedication to making a difference.

We are looking for a Mobile Gardener to join our in-house Estate Services team, to provide a gardening and handyperson service for all estates and properties managed by Orwell in and around East Anglia.

Key Responsibilities:
Our Mobile Gardeners key responsibilities include:

• To cut and trim the communal grassed areas, ensuring edges are neat and tidy. To weed and trim and prune the communal planted areas.


• To have an extensive knowledge of all sites and to assist Mobile Gardening Team Leader in the planning of staff and gardening rotas. To ensure that all required paperwork and admin tasks are completed.


• To carry out landscaping improvements and planting of communal spaces in consultation with Head of Estate Services and Mobile Gardening and Hard Landscaping Team Leader.


• To report any damage to the estate to the Mobile Gardening and Hard Landscaping Team Leader and Customer Service as soon as possible. To carry out minor repairs as required.


• To act as Orwell’s representative, ensuring the best possible relationship with customers and any representative bodies.


• To undertake additional responsibilities that may arise which are consistent with the nature and level of this position

About you:
Our ideal Mobile Gardener will have…

• A minimum of 4 years industry experience


• The ability to work within a dispersed team.


• A good working knowledge of risk assessments.


• Knowledge on garden machinery and hand and power tool maintenance.


• In depth plant and pruning knowledge.

Due to the nature of this role a full UK Driving Licence is required.

More reasons to apply…

• 22 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays


• retail discounts via our rewards platform (restaurants, shopping, days out gym memberships, cinema tickets, holidays, Sky store and much more…)


• reward and recognition awards


• free DBS checks


• Ongoing training and development & opportunities to progress in your role through the Orwell Academy


• wellbeing programme


• Cashback Health plan


• Access to Blue Light Card – membership fees apply.

Person Specification…

• National Certificate or above in Horticulture or equivalent is desirable.


• PA1 and PA6 is desirable.


• 4 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or above including Maths and English Language.

Interview Date: Asap
Before applying…
Additional employment documents: https://www.orwell-housing.co.uk/work-with-us/additional-employment-documents/

Orwell is committed to safeguarding and safer employment and the principles of empowerment.

Please notice Orwell Housing Association does not provide visa sponsorship. You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply. You will be required to provide the relevant right to work documentation if successfully appointed to the role.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.  All new arrivals to the UK must also provide a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC).

The definition of new arrival is an applicant who has worked or been resident overseas in the previous five years and this includes citizens of the UK who have worked or lived overseas for a continuous period of six months or more.

Orwell  is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We believe in creating an accessible and supportive environment, where every team member can thrive and contribute. Join us in our commitment to building a workplace that celebrates diversity and empowers all individuals to reach their full potential. We actively welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and are dedicated to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure equal access and opportunity for all.

If there’s a barrier to you applying for any of our roles, we’d like to remove it so please get in touch with our Talent team either by giving them a call (01473 228782) or emailing work@orwell-housing.co.uk.

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