Team Leader: Horticulture

Are you passionate about horticulture, landscaping and would you like to introduce trainees into the industry? If so, we’d love you to join us at London’s leading community and environmental charity. 

Over the last 25 years, Groundwork’s Green Skills Teams have provided hundreds of unemployed Londoners with their first taste of work in grounds maintenance and horticulture.  They are at the very heart of the delivery of several of Groundwork’s employment programmes and our newest landscaping and sustainable urban drainage projects.   The team works closely with our award-winning Landscape Design Services team on projects. 

Each of our Green Teams offer unemployed Londoners up to six months of paid work experience in teams led by our experienced staff. We are seeking a Team Leader who will play a key role in the operation of the team and oversee, plus participate in the delivery of our grounds maintenance, horticultural and landscaping contracts.  You will liaise with our current clients and support the Green Team Programme Manager in the development of new opportunities for the team. The key aim is for our trainees to receive the best opportunities to develop their skills and experience to enable them to enter horticulture roles within the Green and Open Spaces sector.  

Please contact us if you: 

• have a strong track record leading a team of grounds maintenance team, landscaping professionals to deliver high-quality grounds maintenance and small landscaping contracts.  

• have the ability to build and maintain great client relationships. 

• can demonstrate a desire to put our trainees at the heart of our service delivery and support their progression into careers in the industry. 

• Are organised, and able to meet targets & deadlines by managing your and the team’s workload. 

Apply now! 

To apply, please visit the advert on our career's webpage. You will be able to download the Job description, person specifications and Groundwork London Prospectus. Please submit your CV, Cover letter and Monitoring form quoting reference “1246/TL” to londonjobs@groundwork.org.uk. 

Closing date for applications: 28th February 2024 

We encourage early applications for this role, as interviews will be carried out during the recruitment period when there are sufficient applicants for a pool of candidates. Contact the londonjobs@groundwork.org.uk email if you have any questions about this. 

For further information and to discuss the role please contact Graham Parry, at gparry@groundwork.org.uk  

Appointment to this role is subject to an Enhanced Criminal Records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), as this role involves some working in schools. 

 Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.