Gardener

Job title:

Gardener

Company

English Country Gardeners

Job description

Gardener VacancyThe King’s Foundation is a charity founded by King Charles III and was first formed in 1990.
Inspired by the vision and values of His Majesty, the Foundation focuses on creating better
communities where people, places and the planet can coexist in harmony.The charity offers education courses for over 15,000 students annually, health and wellbeing programmes for nearly 2,000 people every year, and spearheads placemaking and regeneration projects in the UK and overseas to revitalise communities and historic buildings.The King’s Foundation is headquartered at its flagship regeneration project, Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, and acts as custodian of other historic Royal sites including the Castle of Mey in Caithness, Scotland, and Highgrove Gardens in Gloucestershire, which are open to visitors. The Foundation also carries out its work at educational and cultural hubs in London, based at The King’s Foundation School for Traditional Arts in Shoreditch, Trinity Buoy Wharf on the River Thames and the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea.The work of The King’s Foundation is underpinned by our Founder His Majesty The King’s
philosophy of harmony: that by understanding the balance, the order and the relationships
between ourselves and the natural world we can create a more sustainable future. We have a diverse and inclusive workplace, creating a welcoming, safe space for everyone. This means that every member of our team can bring their whole self to work. We encourage qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to and join The King’s Foundation and bring their valuable skills and experiences.The Foundation is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees, including the provision of workplace adjustments. We do not tolerate discrimination based on protected characteristics (age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership) or other difference such as socio-economic background or social origin.Highgrove GardensHighgrove Garden is a highly renowned garden, described as one of the most inspiring and
innovative garden in the UK. Created and developed by His Majesty since 1980 the garden is managed organically and includes a variety of garden features and areas including a walled kitchen garden, a thyme walk, topiary and formal hedging, a terrace garden, cottage garden, wildflower meadows, Island beds, an arboretum, woodland garden and various water features.The Role:
To work as an integral and effective part of the Garden team at Highgrove, ensuring that high horticultural and presentation standards are maintained at all times.Key TasksSpecific Duties will include:

• Carry out practical horticultural tasks such as; mowing, hedge cutting, weeding, mulching, planting, leaf clearing to high horticultural and presentation standards.
• To undertake and assist with the seasonal maintenance such as; shrub and specimen tree planting and maintenance, willow coppicing, grass cutting, compost management etc.
• Maintenance of extensive herbaceous plantings to include dead-heading, staking, tying-in, division, feeding and watering.
• Topiary trimming, maintenance and development.
• High-access work to maintain high level features.
• Ensure organic and sustainability standards are met.
• Ensure that all tools and machinery are correctly used, maintained and stored
• Assist the Senior Gardeners with the planning of maintenance routines, day-to-day tasks and report on progress.
• Supervise volunteers, work experience staff and trainees and at times other gardeners
• Comply with all Health and Safety rules and regulations, including taking responsibility for own health and safety and reasonable care for others’ health and safety, to include the safe and compliant use of all garden machinery.
• Partake in CPD opportunities to enhance your role.

This private advert is being managed directly by the employer. English Country Gardeners are not involved in the hiring process and are therefore unable to share any additional information on this role. If you have any questions regarding this position, the best course of action is to apply for the job which will open a line of communication with the employer.If you would like to view more information on the Professional Gardeners Guild, please click and the Royal Horticultural Society, please clickFor more gardener roles please clickTagged as: Experienced Gardener, Gardener, Live Out, Skilled Gardener

Expected salary

£24500 per year

Location

Doughton, Gloucestershire

Job date

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:43:30 GMT

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