Gardener

23,168.60 GBP annually

Location The Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6QW United Kingdom

This job ends on 5 April 2026

Celebrating Shakespeare is at the heart of everything we do.

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is recruiting two Gardeners on either a full-time or part-time contract to work across all gardens of the five Shakespeare family homes and other grounds.

Working as part of a small team you will be helping in the day-to-day maintenance and presentation of the five gardens, ensuring that they are ready for the public. You will be able to talk knowledgeably to visitors whilst working in the gardens and confidently answer their questions.

To be successful in this role you will be an experienced gardener, ideally having a horticulture qualification. You will have a keen interest in horticulture and experience of horticultural methods and practices and using horticultural machinery. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, have a proactive approach to work and be a good team player.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 5 April 2026, interviews will take place on Tuesday 14 and Thursday 16 April 2026, in person in Stratford-upon-Avon.

We will send you a confirmation email once you have sent your online application, where you will be able to complete your profile in full.

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) in our recruitment practices and in the working practices of our staff and volunteers.

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