Gardener

Summary

As a Gardener for the National Trust, you'll be a hands-on member of the garden team involved in every aspect of the day-to-day care and development of Glendurgan. Sustainability and creating meaningful visitor experiences will be at the heart of your approach to gardening here.

Salary: £27,612 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours/ working pattern: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Interview date: Monday 19th October

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what's possible in this role.

What it's like to work here

Created by Alfred and Sarah Fox in the early 1800s, Glendurgan is a unique valley garden where soft, naturalistic meadows and sweeping views sit alongside unexpected playful pockets of exotic planting. The many different microclimates allow an exciting collection of plants to grow here, from traditional Cornish woodland garden shrubs and trees to orchard fruits, palms, and Southern Hemisphere influenced planting.

You'll be part of a team delivering work that conserves and develops the garden in a way that respects its history and inspires people, while strengthening its long-term sustainability and resilience to climate change.

What you'll be doing

You'll be involved in all aspects of gardening. Using machinery to care for our grass, varied meadows, hedges and paths; propagating, planting and pruning plants; and contributing to the development of areas of the garden. You'll deliver garden visitor experience events and work with the wider site team to support the broader visitor experience.

Other duties might include supervising our garden volunteers, leading on small projects, and undertaking health and safety checks and monitoring. You'll work with the safety of our people, plants and place in mind always.

Who we're looking for

We'd love to hear from you if you're:

• an enthusiastic horticulturist and hands-on gardener, who's worked with hard landscaping before
• knowledgeable about plants, with a great eye for detail.
• experienced with machinery, including tractors, chainsaws, rotary and cylinder mowers, and with some knowledge of maintenance
• a driver with a full licence
• able to manage a demanding outdoor role
• good at talking to, and getting on with, all kinds of people
• equally confident working within a team, with volunteers or on your own
• able to keep to time, plan and meet deadlines

The package

The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

•Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

•Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

•Rental deposit loan scheme

•Season ticket loan

•EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)

•Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

•Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

•Flexible working whenever possible

•Employee assistance programme

•Free parking at most Trust places

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