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Professional Work Placement (PWP) in Ornamental Horticulture (Herbaceous)
| 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: | Surrey, South East England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Royal Horticultural Society |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
This 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. 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.
Working in a team environment, or individually with another staff member, you will be helping to maintain key Ornamental Herbaceous Team areas central to the garden and popular with our visitors. These include:
• The new Oudolf Landscape, designed by Piet Oudolf and planted in 2024, pioneering cutting-edge design and changing year-round interest;
• The Glasshouse Landscape designed by Tom-Stuart Smith, an establish contemporary landscape planted with a range of perennials, which is being renovated with climate resilient planting;
• Seven Acres where many of the events for our visitors are held, while being home to ornamental lakes and our fabulous Winter Walk;
• The Welcome Landscape, providing a captivating entrance to the garden, and home to Wisley’s Iconic Cherry Avenue.
In these areas you can expect to be involved in a wide range of tasks, including herbaceous division, pruning for winter stem colour, bamboo maintenance, planting, mulching, grass edging, weeding and irrigation techniques. Other tasks will also arise and there is potential for you to be given an area to personally look after and oversee during your time with us.
During the placement you will complete horticultural research culminating in a project write up and submission for the RHS Level 3 Award in Horticultural Investigation (funded by the RHS). In order to achieve the qualification, you will also be required to attend several online sessions (either live or recordings) over a period of 9 months 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.
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.
Accommodation is available at RHS Garden Wisley (for a deduction in your gross salary). Accommodation comprises of single rooms with shared kitchen and lounge facilities. This accommodation is located in Wisley village and is managed by the RHS Wisley Facilities team.
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.
Working in a team environment, or individually with another staff member, you will be helping to maintain key Ornamental Herbaceous Team areas central to the garden and popular with our visitors. These include:
• The new Oudolf Landscape, designed by Piet Oudolf and planted in 2024, pioneering cutting-edge design and changing year-round interest;
• The Glasshouse Landscape designed by Tom-Stuart Smith, an establish contemporary landscape planted with a range of perennials, which is being renovated with climate resilient planting;
• Seven Acres where many of the events for our visitors are held, while being home to ornamental lakes and our fabulous Winter Walk;
• The Welcome Landscape, providing a captivating entrance to the garden, and home to Wisley’s Iconic Cherry Avenue.
In these areas you can expect to be involved in a wide range of tasks, including herbaceous division, pruning for winter stem colour, bamboo maintenance, planting, mulching, grass edging, weeding and irrigation techniques. Other tasks will also arise and there is potential for you to be given an area to personally look after and oversee during your time with us.
During the placement you will complete horticultural research culminating in a project write up and submission for the RHS Level 3 Award in Horticultural Investigation (funded by the RHS). In order to achieve the qualification, you will also be required to attend several online sessions (either live or recordings) over a period of 9 months 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.
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.
Accommodation is available at RHS Garden Wisley (for a deduction in your gross salary). Accommodation comprises of single rooms with shared kitchen and lounge facilities. This accommodation is located in Wisley village and is managed by the RHS Wisley Facilities team.
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.