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Lead Horticulturist - Nursery Team

Reference: APR20210257
Expiry date: 2021-04-25 23:59:00.000
Location: Chester Zoo
Salary: £24,142.75 - £24,142.74 Per Annum
Benefits: Excellent Benefits Package

LEAD HORTICULTURIST – NURSERY TEAM

Permanent – 40 Hours

We are Chester Zoo, and for nearly 90 years we have been a leading conservation and education charity, and an amazing, award-winning visitor attraction.

We’re also a team of passionate, talented, enthusiastic and expert people, doing everything we can to prevent extinction, from caring for animals to discovering new conservation ideas, and giving our visitors an inspirational day out.

We work hard because we love animals, we care about nature, we love Chester Zoo and, despite all the recent challenges thrown at us, we still want to be the best zoo in the world! If you think you can help us to achieve that, then we’d love to hear from you.

We currently have an exciting vacancy for a Lead Horticulturist to join our nursery team within the wider Horticulture and Botany division, which manages all of the zoo’s horticultural features to create the greatest possible conservation impact for plants as well as animals.

The role:

As Lead Horticulturist you will contribute to the management of growing environments and tropical houses on our 125 acre site. You will use the highest horticultural standards for the care and cultivation of our extensive plant collections and in the landscaping and planting of new development projects.

The successful candidate will:

  • Have proven practical horticultural experience with a wide range of horticultural skills and have good plant knowledge
  • Have a NVQ Level 3/HNC Level (or equivalent) qualification in Horticulture
  • Have some experience supervising a team
  • Hold PA1 & PA6 spraying certificates
  • Hold a full driving licence valid in the UK

Experience of using horticultural machinery, as well as knowledge of plant conservation activities would be advantageous for this role.

Hours of work are 40 hours per week, worked 10 days out of 14, including weekends and Bank Holidays as rostered.

The salary is £24,142.75 per annum and in addition we offer a range of amazing benefits which can be found athttps://www.chesterzoo.org/work-with-us/staff-benefits/ .

To apply for this position, please go to https://www.chesterzoo.org/work-with-us/ and click apply now to provide your current CV and complete the application form highlighting your skills and experience including why you believe you should be considered for our Lead Horticulturist role.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 25th April 2021
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