Gardener

Gonville & Caius College; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Cambridge is looking for a practical and enthusiastic Gardener to join their Gardens team. The role involves maintaining the College’s gardens and grounds through various tasks such as planting, pruning, and mowing. This full-time position offers a salary of £26,437, and requires a commitment to a hands-on, outdoor job with the potential for growth until the end of June 2026.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Health care cash plan

33 days of annual holiday

Free on-site lunch

Workplace Nursery Scheme

College gym

Car parking availability

Cycle to work scheme

Beautiful working environment

Qualifications

• Some gardening experience would be advantageous, but not essential.
• Ability to work in a physical role outdoors.

Responsibilities

• Help maintain the College’s gardens and grounds.
• Perform tasks such as planting, pruning, weeding, and mowing.

Job description

Benefits

Benefits include:

• Generous Pension Scheme; 14.5% employer contributions and 3x death in service benefit
• Health care cash plan
• 33 days of annual holiday (inc. Public Holidays)
• Free on-site lunch provided
• Workplace Nursery Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• College gym
• Car parking (subject to availability/eligibility)
• Cycle to work scheme
• The opportunity to work in a beautiful environment

The Role

We are looking for a practical and enthusiastic individual to join our Gardens team as a Gardener. Reporting to the Head Gardener, you will help maintain the College’s gardens and grounds, working alongside our gardeners on tasks such as planting, pruning, weeding, mowing and general upkeep. The role is hands on and physical, with plenty of variety and the chance to work outdoors in an experienced team. Although some gardening experience would be advantageous, it is not essential.

This is a full time, fixed term role (40 hours per week) working Monday to Friday 8am-4:30pm (includes 30 minutes unpaid lunch break), until the end of June 2026.

The annual salary for this role is £26,437

The College

Gonville & Caius College is one of the largest colleges in the University of Cambridge. It is an educational charity, and its mission is to provide a place of education, religion, learning and research, in conjunction with a University that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard.

The College is an academic community comprising some 530 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 110 Fellows (lecturers, professors and other senior academic researchers and teachers) and almost 200 staff. It plays a significant role throughout the University. Our students come from all over the world and our undergraduates study all the subjects offered in the University. Our postgraduates play a vital role in the research activities of the wider University. Our Fellows have globally renowned research expertise ranging from Ancient History to Cosmology and are all recognised as leaders in their fields. The students who graduate from the College form an alumni group of approximately 11,000 individuals. They have achieved recognition in many walks of life and are resident in all continents. More information and virtual tours are available on www.cai.cam.ac.uk.

Further Information

• Equality of opportunity; the College actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all sections of society and in particular, from people who may be under-represented in our community.
• Entry into a position with the College will be determined by the application of criteria related to the duties of the post. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.
• During the application process candidates are requested to complete the Equality & Diversity section as part of our Equal Opportunities Policy and monitoring process. The contents of this form will not be disclosed to the selection or interview panels, and all applicant data is managed in accordance with our data protection policy: https://www.cai.cam.ac.uk/data-protection-job-applicants.
• The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
• In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy. Please click here for a copy of our Privacy Notice for further information about how we process your personal data.

The Application Process

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• The closing date for applications is 12 noon BST on Sunday 5 September 2025.
• We advise using a desktop to complete your application form, and Chrome as the recommended browser.
• You are encouraged to make an early application as the vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.
• For your application to be considered it must be complete and include an up-to-date CV and details of 2 referees, one of whom should have detailed knowledge of your ability in relation to the requirements of the role.
• For additional information about any of the Gonville & Caius College vacancies advertised, or if you require any assistance in completing your application, please contact the HR Office on 01223 803690 or via email at [e-mail].