Gardener
- Employer
- National Trust
- Location
- Lyme Park, Disley, Stockport, SK12 2NX
- Salary
- £22,000 per annum
- Closing date
- 17 Jul 2022
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Gardening Jobs
- Sector
- Countryside, Parks & Open Space, Forestry & Woodland, Greenkeeping & Turf Care, Groundskeeping & Maintenance, Landscaping
Job Details
Summary
This gardening role offers the opportunity to work in a beautiful Grade II* registered garden situated at the edge of the Peak District. The garden is going through a period of renovation and development so the role will be varied with the opportunity to get involved in some interesting projects.
If you’d like to discuss the role before applying then please contact Sarah Witts, Head Gardener sarah.witts@nationaltrust.org.uk
Candidates will be invited to interview any time from the 18th July.
Salary from £22,000 per annum
What it's like to work here
You’d be part of a team of four full-time gardeners together with a garden apprentice, who are supported by a team of around 50 garden volunteers. The normal work pattern is Monday-Friday with a 1 in 5 duty weekend rota.
The garden extends to 17-acres and features include, a rose garden, large herbaceous borders, an orangery planted with exotic plants, formal bedding, woodland and streamside gardens and extensive lawns.
You’d be responsible for maintaining and developing certain areas of the garden and regularly supervising garden volunteers.
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What you'll be doing
With such varied garden features, there are plenty of opportunities to further develop your horticultural skills including plant propagation, as the team produce all the bedding plants for the garden.
A comprehensive range of garden machinery is used by the garden team and full-training will be provided.
Please also read the full role profile attached to this advert
Who we're looking for
Trained to RHS Level 2 or equivalent along with some practical gardening experience ideally in a garden open to the public.
Passion for gardening along with a strong knowledge of plants
Confidence to supervise garden volunteers and participate in garden events.
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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- http://www.ntjobs.org.uk/
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