Seasonal Gardener

Job Description
The role is to support the delivery of the Tournament overlay as required across all venues to include The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited (Wimbledon), The All England Club Community Sports Ground (Raynes Park), The Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Centre (Roehampton), Wimbledon Queue, Hospitality and surrounding areas. This role has an extended recruitment period. Should you be successful, the role will most likely commence in April 2026.

What You Will Be Doing

• Supporting the delivery of the Tournament overlay as required across all venues to include The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited (Wimbledon), The All England Club Community Sports Ground (Raynes Park), The Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Centre (Roehampton), Wimbledon Queue, Hospitality and surrounding areas.
• Planting and plant management to include feeding, watering, weeding, clearing, pruning, strimming, blowing and hedge cutting across all venues.
• Maintaining health, safety and security in the workplace and complying with company procedures and guidelines, including manual handling procedures.
• Operating machinery and equipment and assisting in the care and daily maintenance of all equipment and tools according to the site rules.
• Keeping the grounds tidy and weed free.
• Driving buggies and other required machinery according to site rules.
• Taking personal responsibility to be in clean and presentable AELTC uniform during working hours.
• On a day-to-day basis offering flexibility to work across the Horticultural Services Department and Groundstaff Department as required across all venues to include The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited (Wimbledon), The All England Club Community Sports Ground (Raynes Park), The Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Centre (Roehampton) and surrounding areas.
• Any other duties within the department deemed necessary by the Lead Gardener / Gardeners supervisor.

What part your role will play in The Championships

• The Horticultural Services Department designs and delivers the landscaping in accordance with the Strategic Plan to encompass multiple venues. We provide landscaping at the heart of 'Tennis in an English Garden' adding up to 19,000 additional plants to enhance all the venues and experience for spectators, members and visitors.
• The role is based on 35 hours per week and flexibility is required to meet the demands of the job and will include working evenings and weekends – a shift pattern will be required to cover events including additional hours, days, evenings and weekends.

About you

• Organised, efficient, professional and reliable with a pro-active, solution-focused approach to meet deadlines.
• Motivated with strong levels of autonomy and ability to work within agreed guidelines with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to ensure effective communication and collaboration with ability to build good working relationships within the team and other departments and venues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to build good working relationships at all levels across all venues.
• RHS Level 2 Horticultural qualification or equivalent.
• PA1 and PA6 qualification or equivalent desirable.
• Experience of operating machinery ie forklift/MEWP e.g. Genie or Scissorlift qualification or equivalent desirable.
• Horticultural knowledge and practical experience gained in a professional environment.
• Current full driving licence.
• Flexibility to include weekends, evenings and a different pattern of hours to cover events across all venues.

About us

• The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Limited (AELTC) organises and stages The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, widely regarded as the world's premier tennis tournament and are home to one of the world's most prestigious tennis clubs.
• Our business has grown in recent years and we expect that success to continue. We have plans to further improve our facilities and invest in our people in future years. Our success is important to us and we are guided by our key values of Heritage, Integrity, Respect and Excellence.
• The Horticultural Services Department designs and delivers the landscaping in accordance with the Strategic Plan to encompass multiple venues. We provide landscaping at the heart of 'Tennis in an English Garden' adding up to 19,000 additional plants to enhance the venue and experience for spectators, members and visitors. Throughout the rest of the year the venues are maintained and managed to a high standard by an established and experienced horticultural team.
• This supports the AELTC's goal of delivering the world's premier tennis tournament and to support one of the world's most prestigious tennis clubs.
• For further information regarding the AELTC Wimbledon Park Project please see the link below.