Senior Gardener

Job Description

Summary If you want a career in Gardening, we can offer you some of the most beautiful outdoor spaces in the UK to work in, as well as one of the largest plant collections in Europe. Youll love working outdoors and understand that our gardens and grounds are as significant as our mansion houses, collections and our historical places. Our visitors tell us how much they enjoy the peace and tranquillity of our well-kept outdoor spaces,which makes your role vital in making sure our visitors have an amazing experience. What its like to work here Peckover House is a secret gem, an elegant Georgian town house with a wonderful walled garden, lived in by the Peckover family for 150 years. The gardens themselves are outstanding, 2 acres of sensory delight, complete with orangery, summer-houses, croquet lawn and rose garden with a variety of species of rose.Youll be joining at an exciting time at Peckover. Weve big ambitions for our property, opening it up to visitors and the community as weve never done before and improving the horticultural offer and presentation of the heritage garden.Youll lead a team of around 20 volunteers andone full time Gardener and youllbe supported by your peers within the region andnationwide,inparticular by your regional Gardens & Parks Consultant and Cultural Heritage Curator. What youll be doing We dont just need you to manage our beautiful gardens, although this is an important part of the role; wed like you to help manage the team too. As the Senior Gardener in our team, wed like you to lead by example, with exceptional gardeningskills, but youll also understand how to manage the workload for this team, and deliver exceptional training to new staff and volunteers. Youll be a part of ourPortfolio Leadership Team and be the leader of your own garden, making youpivotal in shaping our ambitions and growth.As a Senior Manager at Peckover, youll be expected to take part in the Duty Manager rota, helping run our visitor operations (typically one weekend a month) and take part in our overnight on-call rota (typically two to three days a month, two of whichwill be your weekend DM shift), helping keep our property safe.On-call requires the successful applicant to live/be within 20 minutes of Peckover House on on-call days.Please also read the full role profile attached to this advert. Who were looking for To be successful in this role you should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Significant practical experience in horticulture supported by relevant qualifications
• Have supervisory experience from a similar role
• Excellent knowledge of plants
• Competent with the use and maintenance of garden machinery including chainsaws, tractors, hedge trimmers, pedestrian and ride on mowers
• Knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and practice

The package The National Trust has the motto For everyone, for ever at its heart. Were working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. Its important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audienceswe serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say were for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.Wherever youre from, and whatever your background, we want to hear from youand it doesnt matter if youre jam first, cream first, or even if you dont like scones at all. Everyone is welcome.Benefits for working at the National Trust include:

• Flexible working whenever possible
• Free parking at most locations
• Free entry to our properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

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