Gardening & Driving Assistant

Job Introduction

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Gardening & Driving Assistant

Portsdown View Care Home in Portsmouth & Waterhaven Place Care Home in Chichester

16h per Week | Permanent

Some people keep gardens tidy.
 You help create the spaces where someone has their favourite cup of tea, chats with their granddaughter, or feels the sun on their face for the first time in weeks.

At Connaught Care, exceptional care isn’t a target. It’s a standard. And a calling.

We’re looking for a practical, friendly, and reliable Gardening & Driving Assistant to help keep our grounds beautiful and support our teams with driving and light maintenance. It’s a hands-on, varied role that changes with the seasons—and makes a visible difference every day.

About Connaught Care

With six beautiful homes already open and more on the way, Connaught is one of the UK’s most ambitious, experience-led, hospitality-first care providers.

Our homes are elegant, calm, and beautifully run—but it’s our people, not our chandeliers, that make them extraordinary.

This role plays a vital part in that experience. Our gardens aren’t just landscaping—they’re places of peace, activity, and connection.

The Role

This is a seasonal, varied, and practical role:

April – October (Gardening Focus)

• Maintaining lawns, flowerbeds, shrubs, and pathways
• Seasonal planting, pruning, weeding, and watering
• Keeping outdoor areas safe, tidy, and welcoming
• Supporting creative displays and resident gardening activities

November – March (Maintenance Support)

• Assisting with minor repairs and redecorating
• Supporting winter grounds upkeep
• Helping keep communal areas safe and well presented

Year-round

• Driving the company minibus for resident outings
• Deliveries, collections, and inter-home support
• Basic vehicle checks and upkeep

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in gardening, landscaping, or grounds maintenance
• Practical DIY or maintenance skills
• A friendly, professional approach with residents and colleagues
• A proactive, can-do attitude
• Full, clean UK driving licence
• Ability to work both outdoors and indoors across the seasons

Desirable:

• Basic health & safety knowledge

What We Offer

• A varied, active role with real purpose
• Beautiful, well-resourced working environments
• Supportive leadership and friendly teams
• 29 days annual leave (including bank holidays, your birthday off, pro rata)
• Access to wellbeing and benefits platform
• Opportunities to grow with a rapidly expanding luxury care group

Benefits Include

• Annual health checks
• Salary sacrifice schemes including Pension, Childcare, Holidays, EV, and more
• YuLife rewards for healthy habits

Personalised financial wellbeing platform

• Pension pot finder
• Access to a 24/7 GP
• Enhanced EAP with up to 10 free counselling sessions

Access to digital CBT

• Personalised life and leadership coaching
• Life insurance of up to 4x your salary
• Paid breaks
• Free on-site meals when in the home
• Free uniform where applicable
• Free DBS check
• Annual pay reviews
• Continuous training and development

…and more.

The Kind of Person Who Thrives Here

You take pride in your work.
 You notice the small things.
 You enjoy practical tasks and being part of a team.
 And you like the idea that the work you do outdoors can brighten someone’s day indoors.

• All applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to live and work in the UK
• We cannot sponsor

Due to the nature of the role, this position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Work Location: In person