Garden Assistant

1 week ago


Berkhamsted, United Kingdom Ashridge House Full time

**Job Title**: Garden Assistant
**Location**: Ashridge House, Berkhamsted, HP4 1NS
**Reports to**: Senior Gardener
**Contract**:Fixed term contract.
**Hours**: 8am-4pm, Monday-Friday
**Salary**:£11.44 per hour.
**Start date**:Immediate.

**The Opportunity**

Join our highly experienced Gardens Team in our 190 acres at Ashridge House this summer. We are looking for 2 Garden Assistants to work with us from July through to September to help us with essential path repairs and carry out routine gardening tasks within the grounds. You will be creating WOW moments for weddings, public events (including art installations and winter light trails), and garden visitors to enjoy throughout the year.

Our Grade II* registered, Repton designed gardens include formal gardens, a rosary, herbaceous borders, and shrubberies, as well as fine lawns. The arboretum and dry garden compliment the highly maintained areas, providing a more natural setting.

If you would like to be a part of our team this summer, we want to hear from you

**Responsibilities Include**
- Assist with essential path repairs.
- Pedestrian mowing, strimming, and edging of lawns.
- Weeding, pruning, and deadheading.
- Watering.
- You have an interest in horticulture.
- Gardening experience.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Hardworking and reliable.
- Able to work well under pressure and to deadlines.
- Must hold a driving licence, with access to your own transport for commuting.

**Employee Benefits/Perks**
- Annual leave pro-rata.
- Staff meals whilst on duty.
- 50% off our on-site café.
- Free access to onsite gym and pool
- Access to the company pension scheme and healthcare schemes
- Great colleague engagement events and activities.

**About Ashridge**

Ashridge House is an award-winning Grade 1 listed neo-gothic mansion with extensive meeting and event facilities comprising 190 bedrooms, over 30 meeting rooms, 55 syndicate rooms, 7 function rooms and 190 acres of historic parkland and gardens. Delivering the highest standard of service to everyone who visits, dines, and stays with us is a fundamental part of our ethos and key to growing the business.

When you join Ashridge House, you join a community from unique backgrounds, all united by pursuing excellence in service and hospitality. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. Ashridge House is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, caste, parental status, disability, identity, experience, and everything else that makes you unique.

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3 months

Pay: £11.44 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- Free fitness classes
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site gym
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Berkhamsted, HP4 1NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Gardening: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Garden Assistant
Expected start date: 01/07/2024



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