Estate Warden

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position:

Estate Warden

Reports to:

Estate Co-ordinator

Salary:

National Minimum Wage

Location:

Dumfries House Estate, Cumnock, KA18 2NJ

The King’s Foundation

The King’s Foundation is a charity founded by King Charles III and was first formed in 1990.
Inspired  by  the  vision  and  values  of   His  Majesty,  the  Foundation  focuses  on  creating  better
communities where people, places and the planet can coexist in harmony.

The  charity  offers  education  courses  for  over  15,000  students  annually,  health  and  wellbeing
programmes  for  nearly  2,000  people  every  year,  and  spearheads  placemaking  and  regeneration
projects in the UK and overseas to revitalise communities and historic buildings.

The King’s Foundation is headquartered at its flagship regeneration project, Dumfries House in
Ayrshire, Scotland, and acts as custodian of  other historic Royal sites including the Castle of  Mey
in Caithness, Scotland, and Highgrove Gardens in Gloucestershire, which are open to visitors. The
Foundation also carries out its work at educational and cultural hubs in London, based at The
King’s Foundation School for Traditional Arts in Shoreditch, Trinity Buoy Wharf  on the River
Thames and the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea.

The  work  of   The  King’s  Foundation  is  underpinned  by  our  Founder  His  Majesty  The  King’s
philosophy  of   harmony:  that  by  understanding  the  balance,  the  order  and  the  relationships
between ourselves and the natural world we can create a more sustainable future.

We have a diverse and inclusive workplace, creating a welcoming, safe space for everyone. This
means that every member of  our team can bring their whole self  to work. We encourage
qualified applicants from a wide range of  backgrounds to apply to and join The King’s
Foundation and bring their valuable skills and experiences.

The Foundation is committed to the equal treatment of  all current and prospective employees,
including the provision of  workplace adjustments. We do not tolerate discrimination based on
protected characteristics (age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or
ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership) or other difference
such as socio-economic background or social origin.

The Role:

The Estate Warden must have a keen eye and attention to detail; you must also set an example to
deliver excellent customer service.

Key Tasks

•  To be flexible and undertake reasonable additional duties as required.
•  To meet and greet guests at the main gate and help them with directions to properties on

the estate as well as giving any general site information when required.

•  To report any defect, or health & safety concern, no matter what its nature, to the Estate

Co-ordinator.

•  To perform a site walk across the Estate each shift, observing the area, noting/reporting

any health and safety issues to the Estate Co-ordinator.

•  To perform weekly building checks, and weekly fire alarm tests.
•  To perform daily warden tasks such as, bin emptying, litter picking, logs and garden

biomass.

•  Additional duties may be requested of the Estate Wardens during their patrols including

conducting reports of lighting and other such defects.

•  To open and operate the maze on a daily basis with interaction with public and cash

handling.

•  Daily and weekly play park checks including bark turning in these areas.  Any defects or

concerns to be reported to the Estate Co-ordinator.

•  To assist with opening and closing of the Queen Elizabeth Walled Garden including

biomass boiler fill and check.

•  To weekly valet and check of the fleet vehicles reporting all defects to the Estate Co-

ordinator.

•  To assist with event parking as required.
•  To note and respond to any parking violations with a positive and customer focused

approach – this may involve talking with guests.

•  To carryout car park audits daily which includes recording numbers of visitors parking
•  To work different shift patterns including dayshift and backshift as required.
•  Occasional requirement to drive the minibus to support education department both on

and off the estate.

Person Specification

The essential skills, knowledge and experience required are:

•  Good communication skills.
•  Strong organisational skills.
•  A practical approach, extremely versatile with a critical eye for detail.
•  Please note that this is a physically demanding role, fitness levels to support walking as

much as 20,000 steps per day in some instances.

Other:

•  The post will be based at Dumfries House Estate, Cumnock, KA18 2NJ.
•  Variable hours contract.  Occasional weekend work may be required.
•  You must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Applications:  Please submit a cover letter and CV (please note one A4 page maximum each
for CV and letter) to Gordon Watson, email address: - hr.recruitment@kings-foundation.org
and request an application form.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 30th of  April 2026