About this Role
Ashley is recruiting a curriculum gardener to join our amazing team. We are looking for a versatile, enthusiastic and committed person who can adapt their approach to work with children from reception to year 6, with the support of the classteacher.
Job Purpose:
To maintain the school’s growing areas and support children’s learning around the principles of sustainability and understanding of growing food (from simple seed sowing to plant care).
Key Responsibilities:
The tasks below serve to indicate the range of duties involved.
Gardening
- Soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding edging, bed preparation, pruning and staking trees.
- Work with Curriculum Subject Leaders and World Caretakers to embed the curriculum-linked gardening programme from EYFS - Year 6.
- Work with groups of children to demonstrate and support gardening.
- Propagate and raise plant material suitable for bedding and pupil projects.
- Select and order bulbs for bedding and naturalization.
- Prepare and plant raised planting beds.
- Liaise and nurture relationships with the local community/charities (support from assistant headteacher).
- Budget - obtain items needed for the garden – donations/purchase within budget guidelines.
- Seeds And Weeds Club
- Lead a club before school/after school with a small group of children.
Perks and Benefits:
- Participate in the Vivup reward and discount scheme
- Opportunities for professional development and training
- Flexible hours
- Blue Light card
Safeguarding Statement:
The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that all our employment practices reflect this commitment.