Gardener

CONTRACT

Permanent, Full-Time (37.5hrs pw)

INTERVIEW

Week commencing on 16 February or 23 February 2026

A unique opportunity to join our friendly and creative garden team at Trinity Hall.

The College has three main sites, one located in the historic centre of Cambridge (Central Site), one on Thompsons Lane and the largest - Wychfield Site, located on Storey's Way.

We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Gardener to join the team and help us in maintaining and developing our beautiful gardens including trees, shrubs and cultivated areas to the highest standards.

If you are reliable, motivated and passionate about the outdoors, we want to hear from you!

Experience: Gardening experience is essential and experience of a college environment is an advantage.

References: Good previous work references are essential.

Uniform: Provided including PPE, coat, boots etc.

Working hours: The post is full-time and permanent (37.5 hours a week).

Please note the College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Interviews and Selection may proceed before the closing date should an applicant prove to fulfil job criteria.

Duties

• Working in a safe manner, complying with current health and safety legislation.
• Working effectively with the team, offering appropriate guidance to junior colleagues
• Cultivating plants trees and shrubs, including pruning, weeding and irrigation.
• Maintaining turf areas including mowing, scarifying, application of fertiliser and plant protection products, including biological controls etc.
• Operating and maintaining a range of tools and machinery.
• Pruning and training of shrubs including wall shrubs and climbers (using ladders).
• Propagating and cultivating plants in glasshouses and poly-tunnels.
• Planting out bedding and other planting schemes.

Further details about this position can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Employees' Benefits

• 25 days plus bank holidays annual entitlement (pro-rata for Part-time position)
• Extra day's holiday every two years, up to a maximum of 30 days holiday in total
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Meal on duty if available
• Group Life Insurance Cover
• Help@Hand from Unum provide employees, their partner and children with unlimited access to a UK based Remote GP (24/7, 365 days a year), Medical Second opinion, Mental Health Support, Physiotherapy, and much more.
• Uniform provided when required for the role
• Training and development opportunities
• Medicash health plan (after 3 months of employment)
• Annual bonus scheme (varies and subject to end of year financial results)
• Recruitment incentive
• Social activities
• Long Service Awards

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How To Apply

To apply, you are required to register for each individual vacancy. In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy, Data protection resources section of the website.

Contact

For general enquiries about working at Trinity Hall please call the HR Team on 01223 764660 or email jobs@trinhall.cam.ac.uk.

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