Job Title: Horticulturist 1.0
Location: RHS Garden Hyde Hall
Salary: £24,757 with the potential to increase as part of the Curatorial Career Progression Framework
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, working 5 days out of 7 (circa 5-6 weekends per year)
Contract type: Permanent Full time with flexible working arrangements considered with this role
Details of our great benefits can be found here .
Overview of the Role:
To work for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is to join a thriving charity, whose mission is to inspire everyone to grow. Everything we do is built on the transformational power of gardening - and the benefits it brings to people, places, and our planet.
Known globally for our inspirational Shows and five spectacular Gardens, our work extends to leading ground-breaking climate research, running community outreach programmes, and setting the standards in horticultural education.
And we could not do this without our people. We are proud of the knowledge, enthusiasm, and ideas that each one of our team members brings. From working across our social media channels, to volunteering in the RHS Gardens, from serving customers in our garden centres to running national marketing campaigns, we believe that every member of the RHS team should have the opportunity to make a difference.
If you have creative flair and a passion for gardening, come and join our team of qualified Horticulturists. Your focus would be the hands-on care, cultivation, and day-to-day maintenance of the Australian and New Zealand garden and its diverse plant collection. You will also be responsible for maintaining and developing our recent tree plantings across our linear arboretum which spans across all areas under the Clover Hill team's remit. This includes our small Pinetum and our spring flower/autumn colour lake plantings.
As part of this role, you will also help maintain other ornamental areas of the garden under the Clover Hill team's remit including the Winter Garden, Birch Grove, Courtyard gardens, Clover Hill and Global Growth Vegetable Garden so you will need to be a good team player and someone with energy and drive.
Safeguarding and Inclusion
The RHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all personnel to share in this commitment. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Please note: We may review applications as soon as we receive them so if you see a vacancy that you are interested in, please apply straight away as the vacancy will be closed as soon as we hire the right candidate. Should you require any additional support with making your application please email Sharon Ellis at sharonellis@rhs.org.uk detailing the position and REQ number reference (found at the top of the advert) that you are applying for.
