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Head Gardener

Employer
Christ Church
Location
Christ Church, Oxford, OX1 1DP
Salary
University Scale Grade 7 (currently £38,674 - £46,913, with a discretionary range up to £51,059)
Closing date
24 Feb 2025
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Christ Church is seeking to appoint a Head Gardener who is enthusiastic, self-motivated, experienced, reliable and adaptable and who is keen to use their knowledge and experience to ensure the gardens and grounds are maintained and developed to a high standard.

Within the Christ Church grounds there are 10 separate gardens.  Some are open to the public to view through tours and others are private or used for functions. They are all maintained by the gardening team. There are two quadrangles with formal lawns and two gardens outside the College curtilage, one of which is being maintained by a contractor, but consideration is being given to bring this in-house.

In all these gardens the emphasis is on the trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials and bulbs surrounding the spacious lawns, which are maintained to a high standard. Summer and winter bedding schemes feature in a small part of the Rose Garden. Plant production is undertaken in a small plant nursery containing glasshouses and cold frames.

The post holder will be responsible for the line management of the garden team, planning and implementation of maintenance of the gardens, managing the compliance of health and safety legislation and the management of budgets.

The post is offered on a permanent, full-time basis, 40 hours per week. Salary is University Scale Grade 7 (currently £38,674 - £46,913, with a discretionary range up to £51,059).

Further particulars, including instructions about how to apply, may be downloaded from Head Gardener | Christ Church, University of Oxford. The deadline for applications is noon on 24 February 2025.

Christ Church is committed to equality, and we value the diversity of our staff and students. It is our policy and practice that entry into employment and progression within employment will be determined only by criteria which are related to the duties of a particular post and the relevant salary scale. No applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of their age, disability, ethnicity, marital or civil partnership status, parental status, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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