Position Title: Garden Administrator
Position Description: As an integral part of the Garden Team, support the retail experience and development of Festina Lente’s tranquil gardens to their full potential in terms of the green areas being a resourceful support and medium for wellbeing and social inclusion.
Department Name: Gardens & Retail
Reporting to: Head of Horticulture & Garden Retail
Based at: The primary base for the position will be in our HQ at Old Connaught Avenue, Bray, Co Wicklow. As part of our strategic growth, we are relocating to Belfield House, Kilpedder, Co. Wicklow within a timeframe of 2 to 4 years. This role will immediately operate across both locations in preparation for and in support of this move.
Contract Type: Part-time Permanent, 18.75hr week (Monday to Friday, working pattern negotiable)
Position Goals: To ensure an exceptional level of administrative management and support within the Garden & Retail Team

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

• To ensure that a high standard of service to customers is always delivered, including answering questions, giving advice and guidance on product selection where required,

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills both across a team setting,
• Strong intrapersonal skills including self-motivation, flexibility, problem solving and creativity,
• Experienced in administration and inventory management, with with good excel and database management skills.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong problem-solving abilities,
• Committed to fostering a culture of social inclusion across diverse teams.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience in retail, preferably in a garden centre.
  Language: Fluent English
  Work Authorisation: Ireland, required

QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR ALL APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR CSP SUPPORTED POSITIONS:

• People who are in the workforce but unemployed and seeking to return to work i.e.,
• people who are in receipt of Jobseeker’s Benefit (JB), Jobseekers Allowance (JA);people who are signing for credits
• Qualified Adults (Adult dependants of those in receipt of social welfare payment)
• People with Disabilities (PWD) i.e. in receipt of Disability Allowance, Blind Pension, Partial Capacity Benefit, or other disability benefit.
• Ukrainians (displaced by the war)
• Migrants, Refugees & Asylum Seekers
• Irish Travellers & Roma
• People coming from a labour activation scheme i.e. Community Employment, TUS, or RSS placements
• One Parent Families (people who parent alone without sufficient resources and are in receipt of social welfare payments)
• People who are deserted, separated, divorced or widowed (People in receipt of
• Widow/er’s non-contributory pension, surviving Civil Partner’s non-contributorypension, or deserted Wives allowance/benefit)
• Carers (people in receipt of Carers Allowance/Benefit who want to return to the workforce)
• People who are homeless
• Stabilised and recovering drug misusers
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Old Connaught Avenue, Bray, CO. Wicklow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Are you CSP POBAL ELIGIBLE

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 26/09/202

Please refer the Job description for details