Gardener

St Catharine's College is seeking a skilled and experienced Gardener to support the Head Gardener in delivering the highest standards of horticultural care across our gardens and College sites. This is a hands on, practical role involving lawn care, planting, pruning, border maintenance, and seasonal tasks. You will work both independently when required and collaboratively across a variety of attractive and historic college settings, contributing to the College's commitment to excellent horticulture and sustainable gardening.

With your help, we have ambitious plans to systematically improve and enhance our borders, lawns and shrubberies to show the very best of horticulture through the flowers we grow, the grass we meticulously care for and the wildlife that joins us along the way. Following a period of building works, in the coming months we will be replanting the Master's garden to provide a tropical display of some unusual and impactful plants, providing the wow factor to this private space. Applying more Beth Chatto style planting at our more modern student accommodation will also support local wildlife in some creative, new ways.

You will join a small friendly team including the newly appointed part time Gardener and Robert Day, Head Gardener (in post since spring 2025) to help maintain and improve the gardens across St Catharine's, comprising of both historic main site and more modern accommodation which is constantly evolving.

We aim to create a welcoming, relaxing environment for staff, students, and Fellows to enjoy whilst driving biodiversity initiatives across the College.

If you have any questions about the role, or life at the College, please feel free to contact Robert Day, Head Gardener at .

Thanks for taking an interest in this exciting opportunity.

• This is a permanent appointment (subject to a 6 month probation period).
• Salary: £27,000 - £28,500 per annum (depending on experience)
• Full time hours of work are 37.5 per week.

Please visit the 'Join our Team' page for details on our staff benefits.

The closing date for applications is 10am on 30 April 2026.

In person interviews are expected to be held week beginning 11 May 2026.

Please note we will be reviewing applications as they are received and reserve the right to close the application window before the above closing date. We therefore encourage early applications.