Head Gardener
- Recruiter
- Selwyn College Cambridge
- Location
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Salary
- £30,420 – £31,333 per annum
- Posted
- 17 Dec 2018
- Closes
- 14 Jan 2019
- Ref
- 152519_SCC
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
We are currently looking to appoint a new Head Gardener to lead an enthusiastic team of gardeners and work alongside other departments to maintain and develop our wonderful gardens and deliver high standards of horticulture.
Head Gardener
Contract Type: Permanent, full-time
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £30,420 – £31,333 per annum
Based: Cambridge
The role
The Head Gardener has day-to-day responsibility for the upkeep of the College’s gardens and will ensure that these continue to have an excellent reputation and provide an enjoyable experience for Fellows, students, staff, guests and visitors.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Head Gardener will take an active role in the design, improvement and development of all garden areas of the College-owned sites, including Old Court, Ann’s Court, Cripps Court, the Master’s and Fellows’ Gardens and off-site College properties, developing the existing gardens for year round beauty.
He/she will be involved in delivering some great new developments, including support in the design of the courts around a new Library and Auditorium, which will be completed in September 2020.
The successful candidate will also expand opportunities for in-house propagation, which could include growing our own garden produce for the College’s successful catering and conferencing operation.
Our ideal candidate
You will have significant practical experience in horticulture, supported by appropriate qualifications to RHS level 3, or equivalent level of vocational experience. You’ll also have a good level of plantsmanship/plant husbandry skills, together with previous experience of managing small contracts and projects and organising garden public events, e.g. open days and leading garden tours. Artistic plantsmanship/design skills would be highly advantageous.
The successful candidate will also have good leadership skills, including coaching, team development, motivation and strong communication and people skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships, both internally and externally.
Looking after you and your career
We offer our staff an excellent benefits package:
- Opportunities for you to develop your skills through professional development
- Reward for high achievers through performance-based pay
- 33 days’ paid annual leave (including an allowance for the bank holidays)
- Free meals on duty
- On-site parking
- Contractual sick pay
- Free healthcare benefits plan
- Contributory final salary pension scheme (or NEST)
- Subsidised private healthcare
- Free use of the College gym
The closing date for receipt of applications is: Sunday 20 January 2019.
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply Now' button to be directed to our website where you can download the information pack and application form.
Selwyn College is home to students of all backgrounds from the UK and across the world. We’re proud of our diversity. We therefore welcome staff whatever their race, gender, sexuality, disability or religious belief, and we’re keen to receive applications from people who may be under-represented in our community.
No agencies please.