Title: Gardener
Location: Brodsworth Hall, Brodsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7XJ
Salary: £24,876 per annum / 36 hours per week / 1 year fixed-term contract (maternity cover)
Job type: Fixed-Term Contract
Ref: 16576
Would you like to work for the charity that cares for hundreds of historic sites in every corner of England?
With 14 main garden sites and dedicated garden teams, we are looking for a Gardener to join our team at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens. This role is a full-time, 1 year maternity cover, 36 hours per week.
About Brodsworth Hall
The multi-award-winning gardens of Brodsworth Hall are a classic example of 'Gardenesque' design from the mid-19th century and are an integral part of the property. They are divided into two distinct areas.
Around the hall, the formal gardens run from the woodland boundaries up towards the Summerhouse and dividing yew hedge; they reflect the Italianate formality of the hall itself and use a wide range of clipped evergreen planting, annual planting, topiary and terracing to achieve this Mediterranean effect. Within the formal garden are numerous pieces of statuary, including figures, planted tazzas and the fountain at the centre of the Flower Garden.
The flower garden is designed twice per year and is planted with 24,000 bedding plants for summer and 24,000 and 7,000 bulbs for spring.
The more informal part of the garden is known as the Grove or Pleasure Grounds and is located in the lower section of the gardens. This area is set in the base of an early 19th century quarry and contains features including the Fern Dell, Eye Catcher, Target House, Target Garden and Rose Garden. The Gardens continue to develop with the recently restored Privy Garden and Target Garden, the latest areas to be brought back to their full grandeur.
The gardens are an excellent example of Victorian 'pattern book' gardening with most of the original design and features still intact.
Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.
Heritage lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions. It can connect us all to the past, and to each other. It can make us happier, strengthen every community, and help shape society for the better. Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits it brings.
That's why, as a charity, we care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures. And it's why we open them up, share their stories and find new ways for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create.
Benefits include:
- Comprehensive training and CPD
- The opportunity to progress your career
- Apprenticeship opportunities
- Flexible hours
- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music and history events
- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members
- 25% discount in our shops and cafes
-Corporate subscription/memberships to gardening organisations
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years
- Options to buy additional leave
- Matched pension contributions up to 10%
As a Gardener, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our gardens are well maintained and presented as wonderful places to spend time in. You'll contribute to bringing to life the stories that our gardens tell, helping visitors of all ages make new discoveries. You will work to high standards individually and as part of the wider team.
You will be qualified to at least NVQ level 2, or equivalent in amenity horticulture and have previous experience of working in a high-quality horticultural establishment.
This is a physically demanding role and involves working outdoors in all weather conditions, as well as carrying out tasks such as lifting, reaching, stretching, and operating gardening equipment and machinery.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a preplacement questionnaire (PPQ), and your offer will be contingent on this.
Find out more about us and what we do: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/ You can also meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-people/careers-with-us/
Everybody's welcome at English Heritage
Forget the stereotypes. It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England's heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We're looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we're committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.
We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First Aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.
If you would like to talk to us e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact Daniel Hale, Head Gardener, on Daniel.Hale@english-heritage.org.uk. No agencies please.
Interviews will be held on Monday 12th of October.
Closing date: 02/10/2026 23:59:59
