Gardener

2 weeks ago


Aylesbury, United Kingdom Waddesdon Manor Full time

As a member of the Gardens Team, you will work towards achieving the strategic objectives for the Garden Department. You will need to follow Waddesdon’s flamboyant, inspirational, and bold vision to create unique experiences for all our visitors. The Gardener is a horticulturalist with responsibility to support the gardens presentation to agreed standards.

You will participate in a range of duties across all areas of the Garden. The care and presentation of the Garden is supervised by the Assistant Gardens Managers, but all team members have significant levels of specialist skills, responsibility and collective ownership, and will be expected to perform all aspects of garden maintenance.

**Specific Duties Include**

The day-to day management and presentation of the Garden, including:

- Supporting the care and maintenance of seasonal bedding where required.
- Supporting the care and maintenance of formal and informal lawn areas.
- Supporting the care and maintenance of the woody plant collection including, trees, shrubs, roses and climbing plants.
- Supporting the care and maintenance of hedges and topiary.
- Supporting the care and maintenance of herbaceous plants including some aquatics and bulbous plants.
- The day-to-day care of machinery and equipment.
- Participating in planning the work of the department with the Gardens Manager and Asst. Garden Manager
- Encourage a culture of collaborative working within the department and with other departments at Waddesdon, including Estates, Facilities, Visitor Services and Events and House Curators.

**Training and Development**
- As a Gardener you are encouraged to develop your technical and practical skills and horticultural knowledge through training and courses as considered necessary and appropriate by the Gardens Manager and Asst. Garden Manager as identified as part of your Recognition Conversation

**Health and Safety**
- All staff are expected to observe Health and Safety at Work Regulations as set out by The National Trust in accordance with its statutory obligations, and to ensure compliance and safe working practices within all Health and Safety regulations, statements, guidance notes and COSHH regulations, to ensure a safe working environment, for staff, volunteers and the visitors.

**Environmental Awareness**
- All staff are expected to observe both the National Trust’s and Waddesdon Manor’s policy and practices for the protection and improvement of the environment, and to ensure the security of equipment and buildings.

**Relationships**
- At all times to maintain good working relations with all members of Waddesdon staff.
- Working alongside volunteers, assisting them where necessary and making sure that they know how valued they are within the team.

**Skills and Experience**
- A horticultural qualification or a proven interest or track record in gardening and/or horticulture. Some level of practical experience in horticulture.
- Good people skills to build relationships with the public, colleagues and volunteers.
- A flexible, committed approach with willingness to work as the workload demands and across all the areas managed by the Gardens Department.
- Good team player
- Holding appropriate professional licences such as spraying would be an advantage.
- Provisional drivers’ license as a minimum

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £22,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 12/06/2024


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