Gardener
Salary: £11,938 (full time equivalent of£27,234)
Location: Cambridge, St Edmunds College
Contract type: Permanent, Part Time (16 hours per week)
We are looking for a green fingered individual who will ensure the efficient day-to-day upkeep of the College’s gardens and grounds.
Job responsibilities
- Perform basic maintenance such as cutting the grass, pruning hedges and small trees, removing rubbish, managing weed control, leaf clearing and watering the plants.
- Plant and nurture plants, hedges, trees as required, including the maintenance of boarders.
- Advising your manager as required of any garden pests or diseases and taking appropriate action.
- Sweep all paths and hard surfaced areas around College, carrying out snow-clearing and frost gritting in the winter months.
- Ensure that all tools and equipment are maintained in the correct and safe manner
- Keep the garden shed clean, tidy and safe
What we need
The successful candidate will have the ability to follow instructions whilst taking a proactive approach. They will be self motivated with the ability to work unsupervised and to a high standard whilst understanding the requirements of the role.
The successful candidate must have:
- Previous experience in gardening
- Basic knowledge of workplace health and safety with the ability to comply with and update knowledge
- Full clean driving license
- Good knowledge of gardening, plants, lawncare and glasshouse work
- Experience using & maintaining gardening machinery
If you feel that you fit most but not all of the above criteria, we would still love to hear from you.
As well as a great salary and friendly team you will also receive:
- Working daily allowance for food and drinks*
- Free car parking (where available)
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
- Generous pension contributions
- Discounts at restaurants, shops & more
- Outdoor gym
- Death in service
- Access to LinkedIn Learning & Business Disability Forum
About St Edmund’s College
St Edmund’s College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. Our vibrant student body is made up of around 420 post-graduates and 130 mature undergraduates. With over 260 senior members – academics working at the cutting edge of their field or eminent members of their profession – and around 70 staff, you will be joining a dynamic and growing College with an ambitious vision for our role in shaping the future of higher education and collaborative research.
The maturity of our community means that we have earned a reputation as the friendly college. Relaxed, non-hierarchical and diverse, we pride ourselves on being a place in Cambridge where people of all backgrounds are welcomed, will feel at home and can flourish. Therefore, we welcome all candidates regardless of their demographic characteristics such as gender, race, disability, neurodiversity, religion, age, sex & sexual identity to apply for our opportunities.
How to apply
To apply, please send in you CV and a Cover Letter to HR Office hr@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk
Closing date for completed applications: 19 August 2025
If you have informal enquiries about the post, please email the Head of Facilities and Accommodation, Janusz Dudzic, on facilities.manager@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk
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: http://www.stedmunds.cam.ac.uk/data-protection
Any offer of employment is subject to evidence of your right to work in the UK and the receipt of satisfactory references.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £11,938.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 19/08/2025