Head Gardener Winterbourne 48054 Grade 7

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Position Details

Winterbourne House and Garden Campus Services

Location :
University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range 36636 to 46049 with potential progression once in post to 48822

Grade : 7

Full Time Permanent

Closing date : 6th January 2025

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond support them to succeed and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector‑leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5000 professional services jobs in a wide‑range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas innovation and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work / life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and depending on the role we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year one paid day a year for volunteering occupational sick pay and a pension scheme.

We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state‑of‑the‑art sports centre with pool shops places to eat and drink our own art gallery museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham is a global institution working within a diverse and vibrant City offering an inspiring education to our students and undertaking critically important research. We are a place of open critical thinking and the creation sharing and dissemination of knowledge. Professional Services put students at the heart of all they do and enable an exceptional educational experience. They provide outstanding support to our researchers and help the University to grow its influence regionally nationally and globally.

They ensure the Universitys resources are used wisely manage and improve the infrastructure which sits at the heart of the institution and support decisions to be made quickly and based on sound evidence. Our Birmingham Professional programme operates across the University supporting colleagues to network and collaborate offering opportunities to learn and develop contributing to the delivery of the Universitys objectives and helping everyone to understand the broader context within which we work.

Winterbourne House and Garden is owned by the University of Birmingham and sits under the Campus Services addition to Winterbourne Campus Services are responsible for a huge range of services including student accommodation catering cleaning and waste management conferences and events delivering the Universitys post day nurseries Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre security and also Sport and Fitness.

Restored to its Edwardian Arts and Craft splendour Winterbourne House and Garden is a unique heritage attraction set within 7‑acres of beautiful botanic gardens. Only minutes from Birmingham city centre Winterbourne is a hidden gem home to beautiful antiques over 6000 plant species from around the world…