Apprentice Gardener

CONTRACT

Permanent, Full-Time (37.5hrs per week)

INTERVIEW

Week beginning 17 August 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join Trinity Hall's friendly and creative Gardens Team as an Apprentice Gardener.

Working across the College's beautiful and historic gardens, you will play an active role in maintaining and enhancing landscapes of a standard comparable with the very best Cambridge colleges.

Trinity Hall has three main sites. Wychfield will be your primary base, and free parking is available.

You will assist with the care and development of a wide variety of landscaped areas, including lawns, borders, trees, shrubs and cultivated planting schemes. This hands-on role offers an excellent opportunity to learn practical horticultural skills while contributing to the upkeep of exceptional gardens enjoyed by students, staff and visitors.

Your apprenticeship will combine workplace experience with structured learning, including the required 20% off-the-job training. Some training will take place at other University of Cambridge gardens, providing valuable exposure to a range of horticultural environments and specialist expertise.

What We Offer

• A 2-year fixed term apprenticeship, as a full-time position within a supportive and friendly team
• Remuneration will be £24,785pa plus pension and benefits. There will be a four-month probationary period
• Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, including day release for study
• Competitive Employees' Benefits (see below)

What We are Looking For

• A Candidate who is passionate about gardening with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Enthusiasm for working outdoors in all weathers
• Someone reliable, hardworking, creative and self-motivated to study and complete course work

Duties

• To work effectively with other members of the gardens team.
• To maintain and cultivate a wide range of plants, trees and shrubs in all areas of the gardens including the greenhouse and nursery.
• To be trained in the safe operation and basic maintenance of a wide range of garden tools and machinery. This will include mowers, hedge trimmers, strimmers and hand tools.
• To work in a safe manner, complying with current health and safety legislation.

Employees' Benefits

• 25 days plus bank holidays annual entitlement
• Extra day's holiday every two years
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Meal on duty if available
• Group Life Insurance Cover
• Help@Hand from Unum
• Uniform provided
• Training and development opportunities
• Medicash health plan (after 3 months employment)
• Annual bonus scheme
• Recruitment incentive
• Long Service Awards

How To Apply

To apply, you are required to register for each individual vacancy. In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy, Data protection resources section of the website.

Applications must be received by 12.00pm on Wednesday 5 August 2026.

Contact

For general enquiries please call the HR Team on 01223 764660 or email jobs@trinhall.cam.ac.uk.

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