Position: Senior Landscaper Gardener/Trainer
Salary: £25,000 - £30,500 p.a., depending on experience
Responsible to: Programme Manager
Start date: 2nd January 2013
Contract: Permanent (6 month probation period)
Location: South London
Closing date for applications: Friday 23rd November at 9AM
Streetscape provides apprenticeships in landscape gardening to young people who are
long-term unemployed, enabling them to build the skills, experience and attributes they
need to fulfil their dreams and move into and retain work: growing lives, transforming
landscapes.
In so doing we design, landscape and maintain gardens across South London for
clients looking for that ‘wow factor’: the best possible use of shape and form.
We are looking for an experienced landscape gardener with exceptional interpersonal skills
to join an innovative and expanding social enterprise and:
 Lead and provide high-calibre on-the-job training to our second team of apprentices
 Provide an unrivalled hard and soft landscape gardening service to our clients.
Your responsibilities:
Success to us means:

Training our apprentices – all young people who were long-term unemployed – to
the highest possible standards such that they gain and retain employment following
their year-long Streetscape apprenticeships (L2 Diploma in Horticulture).

Excellent client feedback, recommendations and repeat business.
To help achieve this, your key responsibilities would be:
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Managing, supervising and providing onsite training to our second team of
apprentices, in line with the apprenticeship syllabus requirements. We work in teams
of three; one landscaper to two apprentices.
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Leading the hard and soft landscape projects to be undertaken by our second team,
with a commitment to the highest standards of work, training and customer service.
Design consultation with Head Landscaper where appropriate; regular reporting to
the Programme Manager on progress.
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Onsite Health & Safety and First Aid. Training is provided.
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To carry out client visits, following which you will be expected to prepare designs
(design skills are desirable) and specifications (essential). You would then hand these
to the Programme Manager and Sales Director to quote from.
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With the Head Landscaper and Programme Manager, involvement in the planning
and delivery of apprenticeship theory sessions (these are held for our apprentices
every Monday AM) and intensive practical training sessions (held every other
Monday PM where required)
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With the Programme Manager, conducting performance reviews and appraisals with
apprentices, and ultimately playing a key part in their transition to future
employment.
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With the Head Landscaper and Programme Manager, contributing to the ongoing
development of Streetscape, including: assisting with the establishment and training
of future teams of apprentices; and striving to continually improve the quality of
Streetscape’s apprenticeship and service offering.
Your attributes:
Streetscape represents an unrivalled opportunity to be a part of a rapidly expanding social
enterprise that is genuinely innovative.
We are looking for:
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A strong and unyielding commitment to the aims and ethos of Streetscape. In
particular a steadfast enthusiasm for the process of coaching and training our
apprentices – all young people previously long-term unemployed, often young people
from difficult backgrounds.
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Significant experience of leading both hard and soft landscaping projects to the
highest standards in residential and other settings. We are looking for particular
expertise in hard landscaping; garden maintenance experience is also desirable.
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A willingness to take on new projects and responsibilities, to learn as well as teach, to
be flexible and to adapt to new working methods as necessary.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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A keen desire to please our clients in the work you do, through strong work ethic, a
keen eye to detail and providing excellent customer service.
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Design skills are desirable, but not essential.
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A full UK driving licence and permission to work in the UK (both essential).
Working for Streetscape, you will be valued and part of a successful team. We are all about
people and commit to developing the skills and abilities of each and every person we work
with.
Working requirements:
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Monday – Friday, 8am – 4.30pm (summer), 7.30am-4pm (winter).
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Occasional early morning/evening client visits.
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A commitment from us to invest in you and your professional development over the
long-term. As a social enterprise, staff retention is crucial to our success.
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20 days leave p.a., plus bank holidays, with a commitment from you to taking no
more than two day’s consecutive leave in the first month of any apprenticeship
intake.
If you have any further questions about the role please contact James Gubb at
[email protected], 07930 243570.
To apply please send a CV, a covering letter explaining why working for
Streetscape appeals to you, and examples of your work to James Gubb:
[email protected].
Closing date for applications: Friday 23rd November at 9AM.
Interviews will be conducted w/b 26th November and w/b 4th December at our
base in Myatt’s Fields Park, Cormont Road, SE5 9RA. This will involve onsite
work with our apprentices.
We welcome you to join us.