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Head Gardener and Volunteer Co-ordinator

Employer
Webrecruit
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
£29,001-£35,076
Closing date
20 Jul 2022

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Gardening Jobs
Sector
Charity & Voluntary

Head Gardener and Volunteer Co-ordinator

London

The Organisation  

Our client manages diverse greenspaces, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments across London.

They also manage other important public spaces that are among the most visited attractions in the UK with millions of visits every year.

They are looking for a Head Gardener and Volunteer Co-ordinator to join them on a permanent, full-time basis.

The Benefits  

- Annual salary of £29,001-£35,076

- Pension scheme

- 26 days’ annual leave (plus Bank Holidays), increasing to 29 days after three years’ service

- Cycle to work scheme

- Employee Health Cash Plan and Private Health Insurance

This is an incredible opportunity for a passionate, horticultural specialist to work in an incredible part of one of London’s largest greenspaces.

Home to unique ecosystems, rare plants and ancient trees, the historic green space is protected and provides valuable natural habitats.

Run on organic principles and managed with nature in mind, our client has cultivated an environment where native plants commonly grow alongside exotics throughout the plantation.

What’s more, you’ll be rewarded with an excellent benefits package as well as the chance to implement your expertise to preserve and develop this historic landscape.

The Role

As the Head Gardener and Volunteer Co-ordinator, you will lead a team of gardeners and volunteers in maintaining and developing one of our client’s horticultural projects.

You will oversee the planning and implementation of horticultural operations for a range of ornamental plant collections with an emphasis on conservation and expansion.  

Supporting the Assistant Manager, you will support the development and delivery of professional tours and visits to the plantation, ensuring an excellent visitor experience.  

Additionally, you will:

- Act as the day-to-day operational point of contact for apprentices and volunteers

- Assist in annual stock checks, propagation, identification and labelling of the collection

- Support the selection and recruitment of your team

- Work with members of the RHS

About You

To be considered as Head Gardener and Volunteer Co-ordinator, you will need:

- Experience of managing staff and volunteers

- The ability to lead on a range of practical horticultural activities and tasks

- Good working knowledge of horticultural plants and machinery operations

- Experience of writing risk assessments

- Proficiency in IT, including experience of using MS Office

- A formal horticultural qualification, e.g., National Certificate in Horticulture, National Diploma, NVQ Level 3 (amenity horticulture) or RHS or RHS General Qualification

- A full, valid driving licence

Other organisations may call this role Senior Gardener, Lead Gardener, Horticultural Manager, Gardening Manager, or Head Grounds Person.

Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re interested in this unique opportunity as a Head Gardener and Volunteer Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

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