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Assistant Gardener

Employer
National Trust
Location
Hare Hill, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, SK10 4QB
Salary
£19,305 pro rata
Closing date
3 Jul 2022

Job Details

Summary        
We're looking for an Assistant Gardener to join the Cheshire & Wirral portfolio on a fixed term basis for three months. You will be based at Hare Hill garden but will also work at Little Moreton Hall alongside the garden team.

You’ll have a love of gardens and will bring your experience and enthusiasm to help the team through the summer season. You'll have high standards, enjoy delivering and getting things done.

What it's like to work here        
The Cheshire & Wirral portfolio is made up of the iconic Little Moreton Hall, the tranquil garden of Hare Hill, the magical woodland of Alderley Edge, the heathland of Thurstaston Common, and plenty of beautiful ‘pockets’ of Cheshire countryside- including a number of hills!

The garden team need to balance their time well, prioritising the peak seasons for visitors to all our places.

What you'll be doing        
The role will help support the garden team through the summer season, working alongside staff and volunteers to deliver a wide range of practical horticultural work within the gardens at Hare Hill and Little Moreton Hall.

Who we're looking for        
The successful applicant will hold NVQ 1-2 or have basic knowledge and skills through experience.

You will exemplify the “warm and friendly” visitor-focussed approach on which we pride ourselves, and you’ll share our enthusiasm and passion for the work we do.


 

Company

There's no other organisation like the National Trust. No other organisation that brings such an amazing variety of places and spaces to life.

We are a charity founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley, three people who saw the importance of our nation’s heritage and open spaces, and wanted to protect them for everyone to enjoy. More than a century after we were founded, our values are still at the heart of everything we do. And we do a lot more than you might think. 

We welcome some 22.5 million visitors, from all ages and backgrounds, every year. We care for historic houses, gardens, mills, forests, castles, miles of coastline, islands, holiday cottages, pubs and inns, whole villages and even a goldmine. We also run a huge retail chain, a multi-million pound food and beverage business and much, much more. And we do all of this so that everyone can enjoy and make the most of the green spaces and beautiful places that England, Wales and Northern Ireland has to offer. 

The National Trust is described by its employee gardeners as “dynamic, supportive, inquisitive and fun”, where its beautiful places “lift your spirits naturally” and “somewhere you can expand new skills”. The organisation is currently recruiting for a number of gardening roles. 

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