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Professional Work Placement (PWP) in Edibles Gardening and Productive Horticulture
| Posting date: | 03 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £22,308 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Full time (37.5 hours a week on a rota). The rota is a 5 in 7 so your full time hours will include some weekend working |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 April 2025 |
| Location: | Essex, Eastern England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Royal Horticultural Society |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
About the Placement:
Are you enthusiastic about horticulture? Have you already completed (or are studying for) a Level 2 horticultural theory qualification and have at least 3 months practical experience? Are you interested in specialising and completing a Level 3 Award to further your career?
Our Professional Work Placement programme is a one-year paid work experience placement for horticulturists who wish to specialise. Applicants should have already completed (or be studying for) a Level 2 Horticultural theory qualification or apprenticeship standard and have 3 months (minimum) practical experience in the industry at application.
The placement provides the opportunity to spend a full year immersed in a particular garden department, studying a specific group of plants, garden practice or style whilst completing a Level 3 Award. You will gain knowledge, experience, skills and training in your specialism, in a work-based context, to prepare you for professional life in the industry.
Speciality focus This Production placement will give you a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in growing, cultivating, maintaining and harvesting a wide range of exciting crops including both the traditional and unusual, as well as those grown under glass. You will also learn about annual bed plans, crop rotations and planning for succession.
Who will you be working with: Production Team
Which areas of the garden will you be working in: This exciting new Productive specialist placement focuses on the Global Growth Vegetable Garden at RHS Garden Hyde Hall and our Nursery.
The iconic Global Growth Vegetable Garden celebrates crops from around the world, showcasing them by the continents they originate from. It utilises both traditional vegetable crops as well as unusual edible plants and ornamental plants that have an edible element to them.
The garden also includes mixed plantings around its perimeter that all have edible qualities to them and on its southern boundary the garden displays top fruit in a newly establishing Heritage Orchard.
It is anticipated that this placement will include a day a week spent with the nursery team to develop strong understanding of the knowledge and skills for the successful propagation and care of a range of edible and ornamental plants, as well as good cultural practice for nursery operations.
Due to the seasonal nature of edible gardening, during less busy months in the vegetable garden, the placement will also include weekly periods in the wider ornamental garden areas where you can hone your ornamental horticulture skills.
About the RHS Level 3 Award:
During the placement you will complete horticultural research and writing culminating in achieving an RHS Level 3 Award in Horticultural Investigation (funded by the RHS). Candidates completing the Level 3 qualification will be allocated a Project Supervisor who will support you and advise on the project write up. In order to achieve the qualification you will be required to attend several online sessions (either live or recordings) over a period of 9 months, submit a project write up and complete a professional discussion.
Safeguarding and Inclusion:
The RHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all personnel to share in this commitment. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Benefits of Working for the RHS:
To work for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is to join a thriving charity, whose mission is to be there for everyone on their lifelong adventure with gardening. Everything we do is built on the transformational power of gardening – and the benefits it brings to people, places and our planet.
And we couldn’t do this without our people. We’re proud of the knowledge, enthusiasm and ideas that each one of our team members brings. From working across our social media channels, to volunteering in the RHS Gardens, from serving customers in our garden centres to running national marketing campaigns, we believe that every member of the RHS team should have the opportunity to make a difference.
Our careers portal provides a comprehensive overview of what we offer, the teams that work at the RHS and our great benefits. You can also learn about the range of careers in horticulture by visiting https://www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/careers-horticulture, https://www.horticulture.org.uk/grow-careers/ or https://www.lantra.co.uk/careers
Further Information:
You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role. Unfortunately, the RHS is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
As part of the Professional Work Placement programme successful applicants will study for the new RHS Level 3 Award in Horticultural Investigation qualification. To be eligible applicants must not hold or be studying for a Level 3 Diploma (or equivalent) in Horticulture or above.
Applications closing date 11th April.
For further information, or if you would like a copy of this document in a different format, please contact schoolofhorticulture@rhs.org.uk.
Are you enthusiastic about horticulture? Have you already completed (or are studying for) a Level 2 horticultural theory qualification and have at least 3 months practical experience? Are you interested in specialising and completing a Level 3 Award to further your career?
Our Professional Work Placement programme is a one-year paid work experience placement for horticulturists who wish to specialise. Applicants should have already completed (or be studying for) a Level 2 Horticultural theory qualification or apprenticeship standard and have 3 months (minimum) practical experience in the industry at application.
The placement provides the opportunity to spend a full year immersed in a particular garden department, studying a specific group of plants, garden practice or style whilst completing a Level 3 Award. You will gain knowledge, experience, skills and training in your specialism, in a work-based context, to prepare you for professional life in the industry.
Speciality focus This Production placement will give you a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in growing, cultivating, maintaining and harvesting a wide range of exciting crops including both the traditional and unusual, as well as those grown under glass. You will also learn about annual bed plans, crop rotations and planning for succession.
Who will you be working with: Production Team
Which areas of the garden will you be working in: This exciting new Productive specialist placement focuses on the Global Growth Vegetable Garden at RHS Garden Hyde Hall and our Nursery.
The iconic Global Growth Vegetable Garden celebrates crops from around the world, showcasing them by the continents they originate from. It utilises both traditional vegetable crops as well as unusual edible plants and ornamental plants that have an edible element to them.
The garden also includes mixed plantings around its perimeter that all have edible qualities to them and on its southern boundary the garden displays top fruit in a newly establishing Heritage Orchard.
It is anticipated that this placement will include a day a week spent with the nursery team to develop strong understanding of the knowledge and skills for the successful propagation and care of a range of edible and ornamental plants, as well as good cultural practice for nursery operations.
Due to the seasonal nature of edible gardening, during less busy months in the vegetable garden, the placement will also include weekly periods in the wider ornamental garden areas where you can hone your ornamental horticulture skills.
About the RHS Level 3 Award:
During the placement you will complete horticultural research and writing culminating in achieving an RHS Level 3 Award in Horticultural Investigation (funded by the RHS). Candidates completing the Level 3 qualification will be allocated a Project Supervisor who will support you and advise on the project write up. In order to achieve the qualification you will be required to attend several online sessions (either live or recordings) over a period of 9 months, submit a project write up and complete a professional discussion.
Safeguarding and Inclusion:
The RHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all personnel to share in this commitment. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Benefits of Working for the RHS:
To work for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is to join a thriving charity, whose mission is to be there for everyone on their lifelong adventure with gardening. Everything we do is built on the transformational power of gardening – and the benefits it brings to people, places and our planet.
And we couldn’t do this without our people. We’re proud of the knowledge, enthusiasm and ideas that each one of our team members brings. From working across our social media channels, to volunteering in the RHS Gardens, from serving customers in our garden centres to running national marketing campaigns, we believe that every member of the RHS team should have the opportunity to make a difference.
Our careers portal provides a comprehensive overview of what we offer, the teams that work at the RHS and our great benefits. You can also learn about the range of careers in horticulture by visiting https://www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/careers-horticulture, https://www.horticulture.org.uk/grow-careers/ or https://www.lantra.co.uk/careers
Further Information:
You must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role. Unfortunately, the RHS is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
As part of the Professional Work Placement programme successful applicants will study for the new RHS Level 3 Award in Horticultural Investigation qualification. To be eligible applicants must not hold or be studying for a Level 3 Diploma (or equivalent) in Horticulture or above.
Applications closing date 11th April.
For further information, or if you would like a copy of this document in a different format, please contact schoolofhorticulture@rhs.org.uk.