HEAD LANDSCAPE GARDENER

Title: Head Landscape Gardener for Lerab Ling
Entity: Lerab Ling Congregation
Status: To be discussed 
Location: On site in Lerab Ling
Under the responsibility of: Lerab Ling Site Manager
Start date: Immediately
Duration: To be discussed

Lerab Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist retreat centre in France that holds a year-round programme of events, courses, and retreats. Located in the lush green environment of the Natural Regional Park of the Haut-Languedoc, Lerab Ling preserves a beautiful natural and calm environment that is beneficial for developing inner tranquillity. 
Lerab Ling is home to:

• a traditional temple surrounded by gardens which makes it a popular tourist attraction in the region and
• an international community of monastic and lay Buddhist practitioners

RESPONSABILITIES

As Head Landscape Gardener, you are required to deliver high quality garden/grounds landscaping and maintenance. The following is typical of the duties you will be expected to perform:

• Maintaining the gardens
• Hard and soft landscaping
• Mowing, trimming hedges, border and flower bed management
• Leaf/rubbish clearing, turfing, planting
• Assisting with ground work in relation to tree operations
• Knowledge of fencing, decking, slab laying, walling, wood working
• Operating machinery – mini-tractor, universal excavator for mini-tractor, lawn mowers, brush cutters, chainsaws, high pressure washer and other landscaping and maintenance machinery and tools
• Maintaining tools and machinery
• Ensuring that all work is carried out in a safe and conscientious manner.
• Propose and plan a seasonal layout with sketches etc. and budget,

It will be a plus if you already have:

• Managed a supply purchase budget (flowers, plants, tools, etc.),
• Managed a small team of volunteers for simple garden work,
• Possessed a CACES R482-cat A for driving a micro-tractor,
• Authorization to use a universal excavator for a micro-tractor.

LANGUAGE

French/English speaker is prefered. But all applications will be considered.

CONTACT

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