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Groundsman

  • Full Time
  • Harare
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SOS Children’s Village Zimbabwe

DUE: 18 SEP 2023

Job Ref: HGGSG/11/9/23

The person holding the position of Gardner is responsible for the up-keep of grounds and gardens of the school premises thereby creating an environmentally clean and pleasing environment for the children, staff and maintain a good image to the public.

DUTIES

Keeps the surrounding clean and the garden always look good.
Digs and adds fertilizer and manure the grass and the plants in the garden.
Regularly water the garden with and removes weeds.
Cuts, waters and maintains lawns in good condition. Trims and edges around pavements, flower beds and walls.
Plants, tends and waters trees, shrubs, flowerbeds and rockeries.
Cleans grounds and removes litter, leaves and plants. Replaces dead plants and discards waste matter in a neat and orderly manner.
Cleans the drainage line and the burn the wastes
Dispose waste matter and litter timeously
Any other duties as instructed by the supervisor

REQUIREMENTS

Five Ordinary level education including English is a prerequisite;
1 -2 years grounds men experience in a similar and child friendly environment

Attributes

Team Player
Can work with minimum supervision
Communication skills

TO APPLY

If you believe you are the right candidate for any of the above position, please send your detailed curriculum vitae (CV), and photocopies of academic certificates.

Applications including at least three traceable referees should be sent to:
Resourcing.SOS@sos-zimbabwe.org

Applications should be submitted electronically indicating the position you are applying for in the subject line and send to the address given. All applications should be submitted not later than 18 September 2023. Please not applications will be screened as they come in and suitable candidates will be shortlisted for selection process

Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes.

Applications that are late do not have a CV or certificates attached will be disqualified.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. E-mail applications should bear the job reference number of the position in the subject line of the email.