SEASONAL
HORTICULTURIST
Seasonal – Full Time
– 8 months
We are Chester Zoo,
and for over 80 years we’ve been a leading conservation and education charity,
and an amazing, award-winning visitor attraction.
We’re also a team of
passionate, talented, enthusiastic and expert people, doing everything we can
to keep the zoo going, from feeding the animals to discovering new conservation
ideas, and giving our 1.9 million visitors an inspirational day out.
We work hard because
we love animals, we care about nature, we love Chester Zoo and we want to be
the best zoo in the world!
If you think you can
help us to achieve that, then we’d love to hear from you.
We currently have an
exciting vacancy for a Seasonal Horticulturist to join our Gardens team.
This is the team
that manages the landscape within the Zoo itself and the environment within
some of our tropical houses. The team achieves an excellent standard of
horticulture, essential for this world-class visitor attraction.
The Gardens Team is
part of the wider Horticulture and Botany division which manages all of the
zoo’s horticultural features, gardens and greenhouses in our 125 acre site,
including 5 National Plant Collections and a Nature Reserve. We aim to create
the greatest possible conservation impact for plants as well as animals.
Successful
candidates will:
• Have
proven experience within a horticultural role
• Have
an understanding of maintaining plants, general horticultural tasks, and some
experience of using horticultural equipment and machinery
• Be
hardworking, reliable and work well in a team
A full driving
licence valid in the UK is essential.
Hours of work will
be 40 hours per week on a roster of 5 days out of 7.
Salary is £15,801.47
(pro rata to service) for a 40 hour working week and in addition we offer a
range of amazing benefits which can be found at http://www.chesterzoo.org/footer/careers/working-at-chester-zoo.
To apply for this
position, please provide your current CV and complete the application form
highlighting your skills and experience including why you believe you should be
considered for our Seasonal Horticulturist role to http://www.chesterzoo.org/footer/careers.
The closing date for
application is Thursday 16th February 2017.
Peter Dickinson
Independent International Zoo Consultant        |
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