Gardener - West Ham Park

Job Title: Gardener - West Ham Park Posting Start Date: 25/06/2026 Posting End Date: 24/07/2026 Department: Environment Office Location: West Ham Park Level of DBS required for this role: Standard Level of vetting required?: No security vetting is required Is this a politically restricted post?: No Does this post require a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check?: No

Salary: £33,546 - £36,886 Inclusive of London Weighting and Contractual hours payment

Contractual Hours: 37 hours per week

Hours of Work/Work Pattern: 1st April – 31st September Mon – Thurs 08:00 – 16:30 with a 30min unpaid lunch, Fri – 08:00 – 15:30 with a 30min unpaid lunch. 1st October-31st March Mon – Thurs 08:00 – 16:00 with a 30min unpaid lunch break, Fri 08.00 – 13.00 with a 30min unpaid lunch

Basis: Full -Time, Permanent

Workplace category: Workplace - based

Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance.

Attachments: Job Description and Person Specification

Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment

About Us

The City of London Corporation manages 11,000 acres (approximately 4,500 hectares) of land in and around London that is enjoyed by over 16 million visitors annually. Whilst there are small pockets of land within the Square Mile, the majority can be found elsewhere in London and the surrounding counties. The City Corporation acts as Trustee of 10 charities which, through their various objects, are responsible for the preservation in perpetuity of a large proportion of these award-winning open spaces.

The role

Gardeners are dynamic public open space management professionals who draw upon a horticultural knowledge base and skill set to help ensure that our public green spaces remain open, accessible, safe, and beautiful. Gardeners play a vital role in overseeing the day-to-day care of our gardens, parks and open spaces, conserving them for future generations, and ensuring that they remain places of pride for the City Corporation and the communities that surround and use them.

The ideal Candidate

You will have a full clean driving licence. You have a good understanding of Health & Safety within a work environment. You have the relevant certification and experience to operate machinery and tools. You will have demonstrable experience working in a fast-paced open spaces environment. You have good communication skills, can follow company policies and procedures, and provide accurate updates to your line manager both written and verbal. You show initiative and work well in a team. You are flexible, calm under pressure and have a can-do approach to working outdoors.

Benefits Include

• Competitive salary starting at £33,546 including Inner London Weighting, depending on experience.

• 24 days annual leave plus public holidays.

• Pension scheme is operated in accordance with Local Government Pension Scheme

• Employee assistance programmes including mental well-being support.

• Bicycle Loan scheme.

• Travel card scheme

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain a Standard Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

Closing date: 23:59pm on 24 July 2026

To apply online please click the Apply online button below.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV1319if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.