At Lewisham Homes, we believe in building on potential. As a Gardener, your ability to provide a high quality Grounds Maintenance service ensuring high level of customer satisfaction could have a real impact on people’s lives.

Lewisham Homes is an ambitious not-for-profit organisation focused on improving housing in the borough. As well as managing 19,000 homes on behalf of Lewisham Council. We aim to provide a better experience and more opportunities for residents, communities – and the dedicated people who join our growing team.

As a Gardener, you will be responsible for maintaining all communal garden areas by carrying out scheduled and seasonal work as directed by the senior gardener/supervisor.

If successful the main duties of your role will be:

• To maintain all communal garden areas by carrying out scheduled and seasonal work as directed by the senior gardener/supervisor

• To ensure the safe use of appropriate chemicals, other materials and equipment

• Identify and report any welfare/safeguarding concerns about vulnerable residents

• Identify and report nuisance, anti-social behaviour or criminal behaviour and provide evidence to support enforcement action – including the provision of information on individuals, actively looking for evidence as required, and providing witness statements

• Look after and use appropriate uniform and personal protective equipment, including mobile phones, lone working devices and vehicles when appropriate

We expect everyone at Lewisham Homes to be eager to learn new skills and to help others. As a major local employer with over 500 staff, we are committed to providing opportunities for personal development, plus flexible and agile working to help us to continue to embrace wellbeing. We also offer benefits including: season ticket loan, 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, health & wellbeing benefits and membership of the local government pension scheme.

Lewisham Homes is committed to continuing to create an inclusive working environment, promoting and providing equal opportunities in employment, respecting diversity and avoiding unlawful discrimination during the recruitment process and the employment lifecycle. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified/experienced individuals regardless of their race, gender identity, biological sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.