Gardener – Vacancy

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is recruiting a Gardener on a full-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.

Anne Hathaway’s Cottage

Shakespeare’s Birthplace

Salary: £23,168

Benefits: Company pension which is enhanced after probation has been completed include, Company Events, Employee Discount, Free parking, Store Discounts, Flexible Benefits, Employee Assistance Programme.

Working Hours: 35 Hours a Week

Annual Leave: 23 days holiday plus the 8 bank holidays

The closing date for applications is Sunday 25 January 2026, interviews will take place on Tuesday 3 February 2026, in person in Stratford-upon-Avon.

If you would like to know more and to apply please go to our jobs website:

https://shakespearebtrust.jobs.people-first.com/jobs/search

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 promoting equality of opportunity and building a diverse and representative workforce.

This 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 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

For more gardener roles please click here

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