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Seasonal Grounds Warden

Location

Slimbridge, United Kingdom

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Contract

Experience

2-5 years

Compensation

£25K - £25K per year

Posted

10h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

Join WWT Slimbridge as a Seasonal Grounds Warden to maintain gardens, grounds, and visitor spaces at a leading wetland visitor attraction. This full-time, fixed-term contract involves caring for living collections and ensuring a thriving environment for wildlife and visitors.

Join the team at WWT Slimbridge and help maintain one of the UK's most inspiring wetland visitor attractions.

As a Grounds Warden, you'll play a key role in caring for our gardens, grounds, living collections, play areas and visitor spaces, helping to create an environment where both wildlife and people can thrive.

This is a full time Fixed Term Contract for 3 months, working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday.

About You

We are seeking an individual with a passion for horticulture/gardening who also has commercial grounds maintenance/landscaping experience and some experience of working in a private or public garden/visitor attraction.

This role is varied, interesting and calls for a can do practical approach grounded in experience and competence. You will bring a range of knowledge and skills, be organised with excellent communication skills.

A full driving licence is essential, along with practical experience of using brushcutters and basic garden maintenance machinery.

You should also be interested in the work of a conservation organisation and be able to engage with diverse audiences.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Please view the full job description for all the responsibilities and specifications for the role.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

  • Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world

  • Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people

  • 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want

  • Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family

  • Free car parking and secure bike storage areas

  • Colleague discount on shopping and memberships

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Contributory pension scheme

  • Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones

  • Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

Updated 4h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Horticulture • 1+ yrs
Gardening • 1+ yrs
Commercial Grounds Maintenance • 1+ yrs
Landscaping • 1+ yrs
Organised • 1+ yrs
Communication Skills • 1+ yrs
Brushcutters Operation • 1+ yrs
Garden Maintenance Machinery Operation • 1+ yrs

Experience

2-5 years

Certifications

Full Driving Licence • Required

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Contract

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

£25K - £25K per year

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyGBP
PeriodYearly

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationSlimbridge, United Kingdom
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium • 6/10
physicalHigh • 8/10
cognitiveMedium • 5/10
executionHigh • 8/10
creativityLow • 4/10
uncertaintyLow • 3/10
communicationMedium • 6/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

WWT

Team size

Growing team

Location

Slimbridge, United Kingdom

WWT is on a mission to restore wetlands, which are super-powered ecosystems. The team is dedicated to this cause, whether through visitor engagement or groundbreaking research, aiming to unlock the power of wetlands.

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Seasonal Grounds Warden

Slimbridge, United Kingdom • Contract