The Children's Country House at Sudbury is the first heritage experience of its kind for the National Trust, where the Hall, Museum and Garden put children and families at the very centre of the experience.

Joining us as Head Gardener at this exciting time will mean leading your team to provide high quality and efficient day to day care of our gardens and outdoor spaces, along with supporting us to develop and deliver the master-plan for garden.

This vacancy is included in a trial of the ‘Disability Confident’ scheme (level 1).

If you have a disability, and your qualities, skills and experience are a good fit with the 'Who we're looking for' section below, we will guarantee you either a telephone or face to face interview. Please contact us at adjustments@nationaltrustjobs.org.uk, when you apply, to let us know, quoting the reference number for this vacancy.

Every member of our team is focused on engaging children with heritage and making our work as playful, accessible, and inclusive as possible. Our offer is unique, deeply authentic, and profoundly impactful and so is the team that work here. Reporting to the General Manager, you'll manage a small team. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you'll be responsible for the effective operation of the overall property, the delivery of the property business plan, contribution to long term strategies and lead projects for your work area. You'll also cover Duty Management, so weekend working is part of the role.

You'll be responsible for the daily care and conservation of the gardens and outdoors at both The Children’s Country House at Sudbury, and Norbury Manor. You'll play a key role in shaping our vision for a children’s garden and deliver on this exciting and innovative project. Alongside this you'll contribute to plans for access and engagement, working with other heads of department to focus on the visitor experience. You'll manage a team of staff and volunteers and work with the wider property team to support the volunteer journey.

We'd love to hear from you if have the following:

• Passion for horticulture and a creative flair for gardening
• Flexibility and adaptability in approach
• Passion for giving families a great visitor experience
• Commitment to working as part of a wider team
• Experience of managing resources, budgets and work plans
• Leadership experience
• Experience with managing operational risk and compliance requirements

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Tax free childcare scheme

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Perks at work discounts i.e. gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Employee assistance programme

• Free parking at most locations

• Independent financial advice

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