Live out Groundskeeper/Gardener Job in Kent
A fantastic opportunity to work for a family in Kent who are looking for an excellent Groundskeeper/Gardener to work in a small estate 90 minutes from Central London. The estate comprises a Grade-2 listed 6-bedroom Georgian family home, 2-bed guest cottage, 2-bed stable conversion outbuildings, pool and tennis court set in 50 acres including formal gardens, woodland, pasture and a wonderful kitchen garden. This is the family home of the principals and their 3 children.
Groundsperson duties:
- Responsible for the maintenance of the buildings, gardens and grounds
- Maintain the garden and grounds to a high standard including grass cutting, edging, path clearing, hedge cutting and tree pruning, weeding, tree management (with tree-surgeons where required), lake maintenance, driveway maintenance and seasonal duties e.g. leaf clearing.
- Liaise with contractors e.g. boiler service, AGA maintenance, pest control
- Clean and look after the cars (e.g. fuel, checking tyres and valeting) and garden machinery, undertaking and arranging servicing, repairs etc.
- Other maintenance activities e.g. gutters, simple plumbing, DIY
- Perform pool and tennis court maintenance (working with contractors where needed)
- Maintain a stock of logs and monitor heating oil
- Occasional driving duties for the principals to and from airport, station pickups, restaurants etc
- Rose gardens, fruit trees etc to maintain
- Farmer employed to take care of the farmland part of the property
- Driveway maintenance
- Must drive
They should have a practical background with good hands-on maintenance skills and be capable of property maintenance and hard landscaping, ideally with previous qualifications of a trade and gardening knowledge and experience. Excellent organisation skills are essential.
Start date: As soon as the right person is found
Working week: Monday – Friday, 8am - 4.30/5pm
Salary: £35,000 + but negotiable based on experience
Responsible consultant: Anisa Sykes Lane
Vacancy Number: 168802