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Senior Gardener

Employer
National Trust
Location
York, North Yorkshire
Salary
£27,000pa
Closing date
9 Apr 2023

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This is a new role for Beningbrough, the team is expanding so we can deliver on new garden plans to become one of the great gardens of the north of England. The eight acre garden surrounds a magnificent Baroque mansion and we have a long term vision to develop the hall, restaurant, shop, car park and garden. 

This is a rare opportunity to work in a historic setting and be part of an energetic and ambitious garden team introducing exciting contemporary designs by Andy Sturgeon. You'll play a key part in managing the team, developing the new garden areas and ensuring exceptional standards of presentation. We need a strong leader who can inspire and engage, thrives on change and is passionate about gardens.

Interviews will be held on 17th April.

If you have any questions about this role please contact: david.morgan@nationaltrust.org.uk

What it's like to work here

Beningbrough Hall is an 18th Century house north of York.  It attracts 130,000 visitors a year and is open year round.  At certain times of the year it is open 7 days a week.  We have big plans for Beningbrough. The gallery opens later in 2023 and  we have a long term garden vision designed by one of the UK’s leading landscape and garden designers. Work is about to start on the third area of the vision, The Mediterranean Garden, one of the largest areas in the scheme.  

Alongside this work we have proposals to extend the restaurant and retail space as well as the car park. This is an exciting time for Beningbrough and we are looking for an enthusiastic person who can play their part in maintaining and developing the garden into one of the great gardens in the north of England.

What you'll be doing

Reporting in to the Head Gardener and Parkland Manager you will manage the team of staff and volunteers, creating their activity programme and working alongside them.  As well as ensuring exceptional standards of presentation and horticulture you will work alongside the project team delivering the Mediterranean Garden.  You'll also be a Duty Manager, one of a team who ensure the property runs smoothly for our visitors, and you will deputise for the Head Gardener.

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
  • Have 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

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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