As Senior Gardener you’ll lead a team of 4 gardeners and numerous volunteers in maintaining the gardens at Belton House to a high standard while making everyone who visits feel welcome to enjoy the garden.

Grade one registered and dating from the 1600’s, the garden sees over 400,000 visitors a year. Layered with formal parterres, pleasure gardens and lakes the garden boasts an iconic orangery (innovative in its style), fountain, mirror pond, maze, glorious spring bulb display, significant tree plantings and numerous structures and statues.

What it's like to work here

This quintessential English country house is a busy and vibrant place to be. Last year Belton House welcomed 450,000 visitors through its doors and numbers are growing fast. Belton House has opportunities across all areas so, if you are enthusiastic and committed to making this popular property the best it can be, the team would love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

We’d like you to lead by example, with exceptional gardening skills and plant knowledge you’ll be passionate about horticulture and driving high standards. You’ll be expected to manage the workload for this team, responsible for short term planning and delivering the annual garden maintenance programme. You’ll be expected to ensure records are kept up to date, that tools and machinery are maintained and that we retain good health and safety standards.

You’ll support the Head Gardener in raising standards, developing, enhancing, and conserving the garden and deliver on projects. In addition, you’ll be expected to deliver exceptional training to new staff and volunteers, to present occasional garden tours and ensure opportunities for programming and engagement are supported and delivered in the garden, working with teams across the property to support delivery of property aims.

37.5 hour working week Monday to Friday with Weekend Duty Gardener duties on a rotation (one weekend in 5).

Who we're looking for

To be successful in this role you should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Significant practical experience in horticulture supported by relevant qualifications
• Supervisory experience from a similar role
• Excellent knowledge of plants
• Competent with the use and maintenance of garden machinery including chainsaws, tractors, hedge trimmers, pedestrian and ride on mowers
• Knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and practice