Gardener

1 week ago


Alnwick, United Kingdom The Alnwick Garden Full time

**Post reports to**

Head Gardener / Deputy Head Gardener / Senior Gardeners

**Role purpose**
Responsible for the care and cultivation of The Alnwick Garden.

**Overview**

The Alnwick Garden is an award-winning visitor attraction, and charity, located in Alnwick Northumberland. With excess of 360,00 visitors annually The Garden is commercially driven, and visitor focused; whilst also operating as a charity (with associated values) - this provides a unique culture.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
To undertake a comprehensive range of horticulture tasks to a very high standard including:
1. Planting and pruning.

2. Weeding the garden to a high standard.

3. Working well and safely with machines.

4. Pond maintenance.

5. Ensuring The Alnwick Garden is pest and disease controlled.

6. Hedge cutting to a high standard.

7. Lawn Maintenance.

8. Look after, maintain and, where possible, repair machinery

9. Maintaining good plant knowledge.

10. Assisting with the survey of correctness of plant labels.

11. Maintaining a positive working relationship with garden volunteers

12. Assisting in the installation and removal of displays, exhibitions and decorations
specific to The Alnwick Garden events programme, including Christmas, Halloween
and summer holiday related themes.

13. Any other duties as requested by the Head Gardener / Deputy Head Gardener to
enable the smoothing running of The Garden.

**Person Specification**
The successful applicant will have

1. A solid foundation of gardening knowledge and experience

2. Good interpersonal skills

3. Ability to undertake gardening tasks to a good standard including hedge cutting, lawn maintenance and plant care.

4. An understanding of gardening machinery and maintenance

5. The capacity to work collaboratively and enthusiastically with teams and individuals at all levels of the organisation.

6. Capacity to respond to flexible work patterns with some weekend work required.

7. Ability to work in a values driven organisation.

8. Driving licence (desirable)


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