Junior Botanical Horticulturalist (Garden)

About the role

Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum is seeking a junior horticulturist to help cultivate and maintain the plant collections grown at the Botanic Garden, with occasional work at the Arboretum.

You will contribute to the day-to-day maintenance of the garden, predominately in the Outside (Hardy) collections with occasional duties to support the care of the Glasshouses, working closely with the Garden Supervisor and the Curator and Head of Horticulture (CHH) to achieve high horticultural standards. You will undertake general cultivation duties, including watering, weeding, planting, pruning and training and lawn maintenance operations.

This is a permanent full-time post, working 36.5 hours per week.

About You

• You will have a Level 2 or equivalent horticultural qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience. (Please refer to this website for further information: https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean).

• You will have the ability to work outdoors in all weather.

• Ability to perform manual labour, including bending, lifting, and kneeling is also essential.

• You will have the ability to use a range of garden machinery and equipment.

• Experience from working in a public and or heritage setting is desirable.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template as part of your online application. The supporting evidence form lists each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description. Please explain how you meet each one.

We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Mark Brent, Head of Horticulture and Garden Curator, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (recruitment@obg.ox.ac.uk). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday on Monday 2 September can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during week commencing Monday 23 September 2024.

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