Gardener - Rainsbrook Crematorium

This is a part time role, 16 hours a week, 8 hours on Wednesday and 8 hours on Thursday. As a Crematorium Gardener, you'll play a key role in the upkeep and presentation of the crematorium's gardens, lawns, and memorial areas ensuring the grounds are maintained to the highest standards to provide a comforting environment for all who visit. You'll be undertaking a full range of horticultural tasks alongside one other team member predominantly working within the crematorium grounds, including maintenance of shrub and herbaceous borders, hedge cutting, upkeep of lawned areas and other environmental improvements.

We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team. You'll have practical experience working within the horticultural, parks or nursery industry with experience of undertaking a wide range of gardening tasks using a variety of tools and machinery.

Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country's fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive., Rugby's one of the fastest growing boroughs in the country and at Rugby Borough Council, we have ambitious plans to drive growth and investment in the future. With our world-renowned status as the birthplace of the game, Rugby shall soon become home to the World Rugby Hall of Fame under an exciting new partnership between Rugby Borough Council and World Rugby. We recently opened a new leisure centre and a new crematorium, investments for our growing population - set to reach 130,000 in the next 15 years. And with major housing, retail and employment developments both recently completed and in the pipeline, it's an exciting time to live and work in Rugby. Rugby Borough Council aims to recruit staff who share our ambition and vision - and in return, we're committed to investing in your personal growth.

• 35 days annual leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days normally applied at Christmas - pro rata for part time working)
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Subsidised parking
• Structured Induction Program
• Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
• Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
• Family Friendly Policies
• Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
• Generous compassionate leave
• Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Cycle to Work scheme and more