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Gardener

Employer
Emmanuel College
Location
Cambridgeshire
Salary
£19,606 per annum
Closing date
21 Dec 2018

Gardener

Emmanuel College, Cambridge is seeking an enthusiastic Gardener to join a small team to help develop and maintain a variety of College gardens both on and off-site.

Education & qualifications

The successful candidate will have a recognised horticultural qualification having obtained an NVQ at Level 2 in Horticulture.  A full driving licence would be advantageous.   

Specialist knowledge & skills

The successful candidate must possess a good knowledge of gardening and be competent to carry out a variety of gardening tasks as well as the capacity for working under instruction with a small team of gardeners.  An enthusiasm for working in a horticultural environment is desirable.

Interpersonal & communication skills

The successful candidate will possess good communication skills and be comfortable both working as part of the small team and working on their own where necessary.

Relevant Experience

Although not essential the successful candidate will have gained a variety of experience from a range of horticultural tasks

The Rewards

The College Terms and Conditions of Employment provide for 25 days annual holiday, in addition to the 8 statutory and public holidays in a full holiday year, a meal is available at lunch time at College expense, a scheme for payment whilst staff are incapacitated due to ill health is operated, a travel to work loan scheme is available, staff may use the College Gym and life insurance cover is taken for all staff.

A final salary pension scheme is also available with an employee contribution rate of 8%.

The salary is £19,606 per annum.

The post

The post is full-time, normal hours of work are 40 hours per week, from 8.00am to 4.45pm Monday to Friday with a 45 minute break for lunch every day.

How to Apply

For more information and to apply for this post please visit Emmanuel College’s website https://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/about/jobs/  .

Closing date for applications: 7th December 2018

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