The Club

Situated in 42 acres of landscaped grounds adjacent to the River Thames in Fulham, The Hurlingham Club is recognised as one of the world’s finest private member clubs. Since its opening in 1869, The Hurlingham Club’s croquet and tennis lawns, botanical gardens and stately Georgian Clubhouse have made it a sought-after destination for exclusive sporting and social activities.

The Department

The Grounds Team are part of the Estates Department and are made up of 26 professional and highly motivated individuals who pride themselves on the maintenance and upkeep of the prestigious grounds. The grounds of the Club include ten croquet lawns, thirty grass tennis courts, a cricket ground, a nine-hole golf course, two bowling greens and over a hectare of trees, flowers, shrubs and ornamental lawns. It is through the efforts of the Grounds team that the Club’s members are rewarded year on year with award winning sports surfaces and stunning season changing flowerbeds.

The Role

As an Apprentice Gardener your salary will be £20,836 per annum and you will work an average of approximately 39 hours per week and this will include day release to Capel Manor College. This role includes overtime work (one in three weekends).

Typical duties will include:

• Bed preparation.
• Seeding, planting and weeding.
• Pruning across all garden areas of the Club grounds.
• Carrying out a variety of horticultural duties and upkeep of the gardens and lawns.

Our Ideal Candidate

Candidates will embody our Club values; excellence, responsibility and courtesy.

Candidates will have a hands-on approach, a can-do mentality and will be passionate about horticulture.

This is an exciting opportunity if you have a desire for an outdoors career and a thirst for learning new skills. You will work alongside a talented team of gardeners tending to The Hurlingham Club’s well-known and revered grounds. If an opportunity is available, your apprenticeship could lead to permanent employment at the Club.

Benefits

Benefits include:

• 31 days’ annual leave (inclusive of 8 Bank Holidays) rising to 36 after five years’ service.
• Generous contributory pension.
• Life assurance, group income protection and an enhanced sick pay scheme.
• Opportunities for training, development, and progression.
• Annual bonus scheme and annual performance pay review.
• Staff social events, free meals on duty and free onsite parking.
• Along with other benefits!

Mon to Fri, 39 hours per week (including 1 in 3 weekends).

The Hurlingham Club is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity.

Please note that, due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within four weeks then unfortunately you were not successful in your application on this occasion.

This Apprentice Gardener private advert is being managed directly by the employer. English Country Gardeners are not involved in the hiring process and are therefore unable to share any additional information on this role. If you have any questions regarding this Apprentice Gardener position, the best course of action is to apply for the job which will open a line of communication with the employer.

If you would like to view more information on the Professional Gardeners Guild, please click here and the Royal Horticultural Society, please click here

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