Assistant Gardener Grade 2

Overview

Job Title: Assistant Gardener Grade 2
Job Reference: REQ250673
Date Posted: Wed, 6 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Application Closing Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Location: Loughborough
Package: Operational Services Monthly grade 2 from £24517 to £25646 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

Full Time, Open
ended.

 

Estates and Facilities management are
looking for an Assistant Gardener to join the wider Grounds and
Gardens team at Loughborough University.

 

Here’s more
about the role;

 

This role is ideal for someone looking to
get into horticulture with a passion for working outdoors.

 

The successful candidate will work
independently but as part of a smaller team responsible for a
specific area of the campus.  Day to day activities include
assisting in planting of trees and shrubs, working with
appropriate equipment to deliver high campus gardening standards
and setting out and planting from detailed schemes and plans.

 

For this role,
the successful candidate will require:

 

• Experience of working in a similar
  garden’s maintenance role with associated equipment or a keen
  desire to work outdoors in a horticultural environment
• Full Clean Driving License
• GCSE Maths and English
• Basic IT Skills

 

Our
Benefits:

 

• Generous annual leave allowance up of 22
  days, 8 Bank Holidays & 6 University closure days
• Competitive pension schemes
• A range of childcare support initiatives
  and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university
  nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play
  schemes.
• We offer a range of family friendly,
  inclusive employment policies.
• BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticker loan scheme
• On campus parking with charging points
  for electric vehicles
• Fantastic range of sports facilities and
  preferential membership packages available

 

Why you should
apply:

 

You will be working on beautiful grounds
with access to plenty of refreshment outlets, excellent sporting
facilities and on-campus nursery. One of the university’s core
values focuses on wellbeing, and we are committed to continuing
your personal development and training while you are here with us
and working with you to maintain a strong work life balance.

As well as being an excellent place to
study, Loughborough is also a great place to work, and we look
forward to meeting you!

 

Reasonable
Adjustments:

 

We are happy to consider any reasonable
adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment
process. If there are any additional adjustments, you’d like to
request please contact f.m.admin@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk. We also
offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

 

How you can
apply:

 

All applications must be made by our
University Jobs Portal. We cannot accept CV’s.

For more information refer to the
Job Description and Person Specification.

 

Closing Date: 
28th August 2025