Gardener

Hours of Work : Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm, with some flexibility required outside these hours. (We would expect you to leave your house at 8:30am - not be onsite by 8:30am!)

Previous experience in a similar gardening, grounds maintenance, or general labouring role preferred.

Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Strong customer service skills to interact with clients in a professional manner.

Reliable, flexible, and comfortable with a varied workload.

A valid driver's licence and a licence to drive a sprinter-type van (based on group insurance policy) is essential.

Bridge-It Housing provides housing and support to families, single males and females. We do not discriminate by race, colour or religion and see each client as an individual, a human being, with the ability to, with the right support, turn their life around.

We work to ensure that all our clients have as much respect, dignity, independence, choice and control over their own lives as possible.

Empowerment is an important part of how we work. By empowerment we mean building the capacity of people who have experienced homelessness to feel that they are part of our society, regain control of their lives and become more confident about participating in decisions that affect their future.

We work to foster an environment in which clients take responsibility for their own tasks and actions and learn to respect each other as individuals.

A basic DBS is required for this role so please ensure any disclosures are correctly declared if you are successful as this could affect your employment for this role.

Bridge-It Housing is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures and identities. We’re proud to have a diverse team of employees from all walks of life, that are all passionate about supporting those in need, and as helpful as previous experience with supporting vulnerable people is, what matters most to us is that you are passionate, empathetic and committed to making a positive difference, so if this Gardener role sounds like you click apply now!