Gardening jobs in Saint Ives

Newnham College wishes to recruit a keen Gardener to join the College Gardening team. Working 37.5 hours a week, this is a permanent role and offers an outstanding opportunity to work with a team of gardening professionals tending, preserving and developing the Colleges 18 acres of landscaped gardens, playing fields and outdoor public spaces in an exceptional and beautiful environment.

The annual salary for this post is paid at point 28 on the University’s single salary spine, the current full-time value (FTE) for which is £27,241. The normal full-time working week is 8.00 – 4.00pm, Monday to Friday however, some flexibility is expected as there will be occasional weekend and evening work.

As well as the opportunity to grow and develop on a professional level, there is a range of employee benefits, including access to the College’s attractive contributory pension scheme, with a current employer contribution rate of 14.5%. Holiday entitlement is 33 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays), an additional day of paid leave on your Birthday, a free meal when on duty, free car parking when available and free use of the College’s gym facilities.

The extensive gardens which are a well-used and much-loved asset of the College’s amenities comprise many trees, shrubs, formal planted areas, meadow, vegetables, flowers, footpaths, ponds and playing fields. The successful candidate will be expected to have a recognised qualification in horticulture or equivalent experience and a sound grounding in plants, trees and the care of lawns. They will be familiar with maintaining and operating garden tools and machinery and be willing and able to undertake the work which is physically strenuous and undertaken in all weathers. Working with chemicals and at height are also requirements of the job.

How to apply

an application form and equal opportunities form can be found on the main vacancy page: https://newn.cam.ac.uk/about/vacancies. Please demonstrate in the application form how you meet the essential requirements of the role found in the person specification.

Completed applications should be emailed to HR@newn.cam.ac.uk by the closing deadline of noon on Monday 23 November 2026. Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 30 November 2026.

Newnham College is an equal opportunities employer.

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