Landscaping Assistant

About the role

SportBU and Estates are excited to jointly deliver the running of all internal and external areas of our Talbot and Lansdowne Campuses. We are seeking a landscaping assistant to join our grounds team who will complete this work and ensure that all of our campuses look and feel their best throughout the year. The successful candidate will spend time at our Talbot and Lansdowne Campuses as well as our Sports Campus at Chapel Gate. You will collaborate with the grounds team, wider SportBU team, as well as colleagues in Estates to ensure the campuses are attractive and functional for all our staff, students and visitors. 

Are you competent in:

- grass cutting
- tree and hedge pruning
- planting and management of flora
- waste removal

If you have the above skills, and like playing your part in a successful and fun team, then we would love to hear from you. If you have any questions, or would like to chat about the role, then please speak to Alex McCombie on 07548153184 or amccombie@bournemouth.ac.uk.

This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’s Points Based System.  Therefore, BU will not be able to sponsor individuals who require permission to work to carry out this position. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job. 

About the department

Our Estates team are a multi disciplinary department that create inspirational and sustainable environments in which teaching, research, sport, enterprise and living can thrive. We offer a range of diverse roles as we continue to develop our sites and help to drive BU’s Climate & Ecological Crisis Action Plan.  At BU, sustainability is a key component when undergoing works to improve our estate. This involves increasing biodiversity around our campuses and taking inspiration from the non-human world to live in harmony with nature.  

About us

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment.  We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society.  To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.  

A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk.

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