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College Gardener
ST HILDA'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY
From £32,108 a year
Permanent, Full-time
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Job details

From £32,108 a year
Annual leave, Company pension, Discounted or free food
Permanent, Full-time
Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY

Full job description

Please note that applicants will be required to submit a completed St Hilda's College application form for this role.

Available from: https://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/college-gardener

Job Title: College Gardener

Line Manager: Head Gardener

Salary: University Grade 5: £32,108

Length of contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 40 hours per week

Full time / part time: Full time

St Hilda's College is seeking to appoint a full-time College Gardener.

We are looking for an experienced Gardener to join our small Gardens Team and to support our Head Gardener in the development and maintenance of the College’s gardens across multiple sites. The role will involve the full range of skilled ornamental gardening activities.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with an extremely interesting and varied plant collection. The gardens at St Hilda's are dynamic and evolving: they comprise numerous diverse areas - including a roof garden, an historic rockery, a rose garden and numerous mixed shrub and herbaceous borders - which demand continual attention and development. The College also has responsibility for managing a wildflower water meadow.

A successful candidate will be a passionate gardener with substantial experience in ornamental gardening and comprehensive plant knowledge.

The role has an annual leave entitlement of 38 days per annum including bank holidays, and a meal is available when on duty and the kitchen is open.

Please see Job Description for further details of the post.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact the Head Gardener, Deborah Bowden, at deborah.bowden@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk.

The application form and job description are available at:

https://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/college-gardener

To apply for this post please send a completed application from to the HR manager at recruitment@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk

Please note that the deadline for application is midday on Wednesday 28 October 2026.

Optional: Candidates are also asked to complete a copy of the recruitment monitoring form. This form is used for monitoring purposes only and will not be seen by any member of the selection panel.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £32,108.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Discounted or free food

Work Location: In person

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