Summary As Assistant Gardener, you'll be working with a team to deliver the day-to-day care of the garden and maintain high presentation standards. This role will include a range of practical tasks to develop, improve and look after the garden and contribute to the delivery of projects. Salary: £13.25 per hour, the advertised salary for this role will be in effect from 1st April. Contract: Permanent Hours/ working pattern : Part-time, 30 hours per week. For this role, you'll need to complete our online assessment instead of using a C.V. or online application form. This will help us understand more about your strengths and give you more information on the role. What it's like to work here Nestled at the bottom of the Cuilcagh mountains in County Fermanagh, Florence Court is the National Trust's most westerly property. The gardens include a Rose Garden, Walled Garden including a heritage apple collection, two new Glass Houses, Mansion lawns and the Pleasure Gardens which contain a number of ornamental trees and shrubs. Now that we have completed the restoration of the Glass Houses, we are looking to the next challenge of enhancing the Pleasure Gardens, this presents an unique opportunity to develop exceptional gardening skills, work with an established group of volunteers, develop a new visitor offer while learning to take horticultural presentation to the next level. In this role, you'll report to the Senior Gardener. The Gardens team includes a Horticulture Apprentice. What you'll be doing Daily responsibilities may include assisting with the planting and maintaining of shrub and borders, mulching, hedge cutting and lawn mowing. You'll work alongside gardeners and a team of volunteers. You'll talk to the public every day, answering a variety of garden-related questions and talking about what you are doing with pride. We're looking for someone with a practical approach to work, getting the day-to-day work done and an interest in plants. The role can sometimes be physically challenging, and we use a wide range of machinery and equipment to help us get our work done. The use of machinery such as tractors, hedge trimmers and pedestrian mowers is essential, but training will be provided. You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all of the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what's possible in this role. Who we're looking for We'd love to hear from you if you're comfortable working in a flexible and adaptable way a team player, but also happy to work on your own initiative focused on giving great service to everyone you meet willing to learn new skills focused on detail well organised approach The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Tax free childcare scheme Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan Perks at work discounts i.e. gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most locations Independent financial advice Click to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you. NIJOBS Ends: Mar 22nd To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register.