Gardener

You will assist and support in the maintenance and upkeep of the Glyndebourne gardens and other parts of the Estate.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• To manage, care and maintain the flower and shrub borders including weeding, pruning, planting, digging, splitting and general tidying.
• To maintain the vegetable and cut flower gardens, sowing, planting, spraying and weeding. 
• To maintain greenhouse plants by sowing, pricking out, potting up, taking cuttings, watering, spraying and cleaning pots.
• To carry out general tidying duties around the garden and house including sweeping paths and paving, removing algae as required.
• To use power tools and vehicles such as tractors safely and as instructed by the Head Gardener or Deputy Head Gardener
• To assist as required with additional duties such as furniture moving and rubbish removal in the house.
• To come in at weekends on a rota basis (one weekend in six), to water greenhouse plants and tidy up as required for which time off in lieu will be given. 
• To assist in supervising trainees and volunteers on day to day activities as required by the Deputy Head Gardener or Head Gardener.
• To work safely at all times following Health & Safety and COSHH Regulations.
• To undertake reasonable ad hoc duties as required by the Deputy Head Gardener or Head Gardener

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Relevant qualification e.g. NVQ or RHS in horticulture 
• Practical gardening experience
• To be able to undertake all gardening duties such as weeding, digging, planting and be able to use all garden machinery

• Driving licence or experience of motorised machinery 
• Qualified for using pesticides e.g. PA1/PA6 Use of pesticides 
• Chainsaw qualification CS30 & CS30.1

Hours of work

The contractual hours of work are 40 per week, 7:00 – 15:30 with half an hour lunch, Monday – Friday. You will also be required to work weekends on a rota basis (one weekend in six),  for which time off in lieu will be given. 

Salary and Benefits

We can offer a salary of £25,900 per annum. We offer 33 days (6.6 weeks) holiday inclusive of bank holidays, per annum, pro rata. We also give additional non-contractual closure dates at Christmas.

We can offer a beautiful working environment, and the chance to see world-class opera.  For those without their own transport we have a free minibus service to and from Lewes railway station. 

We also offer : 

• Free Pilates and Zumba classes, once a week
• Corporate Gym memberships
• An onsite Physiotherapist
• Cost price electric car charging
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Subsidised dining at our onsite restaurants
• Free tea and coffee
• Discount at the Glyndebourne shop
• Free on-site parking
• Discount at various highstreet retailers through the Glyndebourne benefits hub

How to Apply

Glyndebourne is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Registered Charity. We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for vacancies, including ethnically diverse and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented in our workforce.

To help us monitor the effectiveness of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and our supporting policies and procedures, we ask all job applicants to complete our anonymized and confidential Equal Opportunities monitoring form .

Please then apply by email, sending your CV and covering letter to recruitment@glyndebourne.com. Candidates must be able to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK.

The closing date for applications is Monday 17th March 2025.

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