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Gardener

Employer
Scone Palace
Location
Perth, Perth and Kinross
Salary
£17,500
Closing date
14 Mar 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Gardening Jobs

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced gardener to join the team responsible for the maintenance and development of the historic gardens and grounds surrounding Scone Palace, a 5 star visitor attraction.

The successful applicant will work alongside volunteers and horticultural students and be involved in projects with the local community and schools taking place in the gardens.

The gardens and grounds contain a fine tree collection, Victorian Pinetum, maze, borders that contain an expanding plant collection and a Kitchen Garden that supplies fresh produce to the Palace catering team. In what is an exciting period of the gardens history, the successful applicant will also be involved in work to preserve the designed landscape that surrounds the Palace.

Applicants should have an SVQ2 in Horticulture (or equivalent) as well as practical grounds/horticulture experience, PA1 and PA6 for chemical application and a full driving license.

Applicants must be self motivated, passionate about the presentation of the gardens and grounds, be a positive communicative team member and possess the drive to work unsupervised. Occasional weekend work will be required.

Interviews for this post will be held in the week commencing 25th March 2019.

For more information: download a detailed job description and application form from our website

www.scone-palace.co.uk or contact 01738 554920

 To apply: complete an application form and return to:

Scone Palace, Perth, PH2 6BD or e-mail anne@scone-palace.co.uk

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