Gardener

7 days ago

Park, United Kingdom Crystal Palace Park Trust Full time

The Gardener role offers the opportunity to join a young and growing registered charity at an exciting point in its evolution, and to help lead on establishing Crystal Palace Park as an exemplar in urban park management, community-led regeneration and cultural and heritage programming whilst restoring its position as one of the UK’s leading visitor attractions.

We are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable gardener to join our team and working with the Deputy Park Manager, Director of Park Management, community gardener and volunteers. Responsible for raising standards throughout the park in formal horticulture and gardening for wildlife, achieving increases in biodiversity and curating a beautiful 200-acre natural landscape for visitor enjoyment and satisfaction, you will be part of the park management team and provide guidance to our grounds maintenance contractor. Alongside this you will oversee the performance of the park’s maintenance contracts for cleansing, trees and other related gardening services.

The appointment comes at a pivotal moment: in September 2023, after 25 years of community campaigning, Crystal Palace Park Trust took over custodianship of this unique landscape via a 125-year lease from the London Borough of Bromley. We are now working closely with them and a wide variety of other park and community stakeholders to deliver our mission: to protect, manage and improve Crystal Palace Park as a green, historic, ecological, recreational, sporting, cultural and educational resource in the interests of park users and of the wider community.

About the role

You’ll be joining a small and energetic Park Management team as we make sure trees are healthy, wildflower meadows are buzzing, and public toilets are squeaky clean in

Crystal Palace Park. As our in-house Gardener, you’ll be deeply embedded in the natural environment of the park, with much of your time spent outside. You’ll be collaborating with our contracted Grounds Maintenance team to share your expertise in pruning, weeding, planting and maintaining trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants.

As a young organisation, it's essential for us to set and maintain high standards in the work we deliver and contract - you’ll assist Park Management colleagues in managing the Grounds Maintenance, Tree Survey and Tree Works contracts to deliver great value and quality for our park visitors and other stakeholders.

You’ll bring enthusiasm, expertise, and a knowledge of the diverse plants and trees in the park to the role. A passion for sharing this knowledge is essential as you’ll be working alongside our Community Programming Team to support the delivery of regular volunteer sessions and community gardening projects. Engaging with visitors and volunteers is also a key part of the role, whether it's answering questions, leading gardening workshops, guiding tours, or simply sharing your passion for gardening.

How to apply

Submit the following documents as separate.pdf files:
1. CV
2. Covering letter not to exceed two single-sided pages. The covering letter should consist of a statement of personal interest and clearly describe how the applicant satisfies the job description (main responsibilities and person specification) outlined above.
3. **Equal opportunities form**

**Deadline: 16 June 2025 by 10:00**

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Applications must be received by 10:00 on **16 June 2025**.

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