Gardener X3

Job Title: Gardener X3 Posting Start Date: 15/10/2026 Posting End Date: 05/11/2026 Department: Environment Office Location: Guildhall Level of DBS required for this role: Basic 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: £34,715 - £38,172

Contractual Hours: 37 hours per week

Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 7.30 to 15.30- Monday to Thursday finish at 3.30, on a Friday 3pm finish.

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

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. We therefore encourage you to apply early.

At the City of London Corporation, our City Gardens matter. We care for over 160 green spaces, providing places to relax, enjoy nature, and bring nature into the heart of the City of London. We are proud that our gardens are maintained to the highest standards by a committed and skilled team.

We are recruiting for multiple Gardener roles, including threestandard Gardener positions and oneGardener – Volunteer Facilitator position. These are varied and rewarding roles that require a full range of horticultural skills, the use of landscaping equipment, and a commitment to maintaining our award-winning gardens to the highest standards. You will be supported with the resources needed to deliver ongoing maintenance, improvements, and horticultural projects.

Gardener roles will focus primarily on the practical maintenance and improvement of City Gardens.
Gardener – Volunteer Facilitator roles will additionally involve working with the public, including delivering and supporting corporate volunteer days and engaging confidently with groups of volunteers.

The successful candidates will:

• Hold a Level 2 horticulture qualification

• Have good practical horticultural experience, ideally within busy urban green spaces

• Be flexible and able to work both independently and as part of a team

• Be confident using mobile technology to work on the move

• For the Gardener – Volunteer Facilitator role, have strong people skills and confidence engaging with and speaking to groups

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 Basic 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 5 November 2026

To apply online please click the Apply online button below.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV1502if 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.

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.