Horticultural Development Coordinator - Depden Care Farm

Countryside Classroom; Bury St Edmunds; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

21 days holiday

Pension contribution

Training & development opportunities

Job summary

Depden Care Farm is seeking a proactive Horticultural Development Coordinator to transform six acres into attractive, biodiverse gardens and growing spaces. You will bring practical horticultural or landscape-management know-how and a passion for sustainable growing to our small, values-driven charity near Bury St Edmunds.

You’ll lead fruit and vegetable production, help launch initiatives such as a community veg box, plant sales and seasonal produce, and plan long‑term improvements across the

Qualifications

• Practical horticultural, vegetable production or landscape-management knowledge.
• Experience planning and maintaining horticultural spaces through the seasons.
• Understanding of sustainable growing and good environmental practice.

Responsibilities

• develop attractive, accessible and biodiverse gardens and growing spaces.
• lead productive and sustainable fruit and vegetable growing.
• help establish initiatives including a community veg box scheme, plant sales and seasonal produce.
• plan and deliver longer-term horticultural improvements across the site; and
• create purposeful horticultural projects that enable our Farm Helpers to learn new skills, participate and experience the satisfaction of meaningful work.

Skills

Horticulture knowledge

Vegetable production

Landscape management

Planning skills

Sustainable growing

Job description

£25,000–£30,000 | Full or part-time | Permanent
Depden Care Farm, Depden, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Could you help us make more of six acres of possibility?

Depden Care Farm is a well-established charity providing learning, training and wellbeing opportunities through farming, horticulture and the natural environment.

Our six-acre site includes gardens, vegetable growing areas, orchards, polytunnels, animal areas and wider green spaces. We now want an enthusiastic and knowledgeable horticulturist to help us realise their full potential.

This is not a traditional grounds maintenance role. We’re looking for someone who enjoys creating, growing and developing: someone who can look at a space, see what it could become and make it happen.

As our Horticultural Development Coordinator, you will:

• develop attractive, accessible and biodiverse gardens and growing spaces;
• lead productive and sustainable fruit and vegetable growing;
• help establish initiatives including a community veg box scheme, plant sales and seasonal produce;
• plan and deliver longer-term horticultural improvements across the site; and
• create purposeful horticultural projects that enable our Farm Helpers to learn new skills, participate and experience the satisfaction of meaningful work.

You’ll need practical horticultural, vegetable production or landscape-management knowledge, experience of planning and maintaining horticultural spaces through the seasons, and an understanding of sustainable growing and good environmental practice. Horticulture Recruitment Pack

Just as importantly, we’re looking for someone who is creative, self-motivated and full of ideas. You’ll have considerable scope to shape the role and influence how horticulture develops at Depden.

You’ll join a small, friendly and values-driven organisation where initiative is encouraged and good ideas can quickly become reality. For the right person, this is a chance to put your stamp on a unique site — helping both people and plants flourish.

Salary: £25,000–£30,000 depending on experience
Hours: Full or part-time, up to 40 hours Monday–Friday; minimum 3 days per week. Occasional weekend work.
Benefits: 21 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pension contribution and significant training and development opportunities. Horticulture Recruitment Pack

Depden Care Farm is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and young people in our care. Appropriate pre-employment and DBS checks will be undertaken.