Job description
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple has an exciting opportunity for a Gardener to join the team.
Location: London
Salary: £20,000-22,400 gross per annum (depending on experience)
Gardener - The Role:
As one of the four Inns of Court, we are proud to provide support, education and accommodation to barristers at every stage of their careers.
In this Part-time role (30 hrs / 4 dys pw) you will ensure the gardens are maintained to a high standard. This will include maintaining lawns (e.g. mowing, edging), plus seasonal tasks (e.g. scarifying, re-seeding, turfing); pruning & training shrubs; care and development of ornamental areas including roses, herbaceous and bedding plants, containers, trees and shrubs, vegetables and nursery areas etc.
Gardener - You:
We’d love to hear from you if you have knowledge of garden maintenance and plant care (e.g. ability to identify and name plants previously worked with) ideally gained through 2+ years’ experience working in professional gardens and/or Horticulture Qualification L1 (or higher), or equivalent.
Gardener - Benefits:
We provide a raft of benefits to our people including:
- Life Assurance
- An Employee Assistance Programme (online resources and access to confidential counselling services)
- Private Medical insurance (incl, gym membership)
- Medical cashback scheme (e.g. for dental, optical)
- Generous pension (12% employer contribution)
- Season Ticket Loans
- Generous annual leave entitlements
- Access to a range of learning & development opportunities as well as the opportunity to join our dedicated team and work in a beautiful, unique and historical setting in central London
Middle Temple is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are looking for candidates who share this commitment and we strongly encourage candidates to apply regardless of your socioeconomic circumstances, gender, race, religion and belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability or anything else that makes you who you are. As a Disability Confident employer we interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
To submit your application for this exciting Gardener opportunity, please click 'Apply’ now and visit the Middle Temple jobs page to find further information about us, all our vacancies & the application process. CVs sent in isolation will not be considered.
Applications close Monday 26 June 2023. Successful shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview on Monday 24th July 2023.