In this hands-on role as Gardener, you will have a passion for plants and maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces. Playing a significant role in assisting with the creation of beautiful outdoor spaces and improving the aesthetics of the stunning gardens and landscape of the Taymouth Castle Estate. You will collaborate closely with the Director of Golf and the wider estate team to ensure the estate and gardens are well maintained and always looking at their best. You will implement our long-term sustainable plan for the estate, taking responsibility for maintaining high standards.
In this important guest-facing role you help create exceptional and memorial visits for all members and their guests and be comfortable hosting them and delivering talks as a gardening expert. As our Glen is known for its breathtaking scenery and steep tree-covered hillsides, craggy mountains and the meandering River Lyon being passionate about this beauty is easy, you need to have an enthusiastic and people-centric / collaborative team-working approach.
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Taking huge pride in developing and implementing all horticultural maintenance requirements - weeding, pruning, planting of trees, flowers, shrubs, and other garden plants. Annual seasonal bedding operations, pest and disease control, fertilising, watering, and general grass cutting and leaf collection. Ensuring the gardens and grounds are maintained to a pristine condition.
Ensuring the gardens and outdoor spaces always look attractive, are functional and practical. Planting, propagation and cultivation of all plants, shrubs, trees, and flowers in the garden ensuring that they are healthy and thriving.
You will take responsibility for achieving and executing a safe working environment and culture by complying with health and safety, and other compliance requirements in the gardens and garden areas of operation including use of personal protective equipment, tools, machinery, fertilisers, chemicals and safe working practices to protect health, safety and welfare of all team members, members and visitors.
You will be working primarily outdoors in all weather conditions and should be able to perform physical tasks as part of the role.
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Previous horticultural experience in the same or a similar role and/or environment collaborating with a small team. A strong knowledge and vision of horticulture with either an NC, SCVQ in Horticulture or experience in gardening or a related field.
A high standard of personal presentation and attention to detail with exemplary time management. Excellent communication, with a natural ability to build rapport and strong relationships creating an enjoyable place to work. This is a hands-on role and will require lifting and moving heavy objects and working outdoors in all weather conditions.
Understand the need to be agile and adapt accordingly to suit the profile of the business, including the ability to adjust working days and hours of work to meet business needs, as and when required.
Join the Discovery family, where quality and service are at the heart of everything we do!
Discovery Land Company is a US-based developer and operator of private residential club communities and resorts with a world-renowned portfolio of domestic and international properties.
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Taymouth Castle Golf and Sport Club is Discovery’s second European private members-only golf & sport community. Nestled between two national parks and at the head of Loch Tay in Kenmore, Perthshire, the club incorporates several land estates and is rich in history with dramatic views, offering endless adventures.
This private lifestyle-driven community will offer 125 residences, a renovated world-class golf course and practice facility, wellness and recreation facilities, a range of outdoor pursuits as well as a refurbished 19th century castle to offer a clubhouse with a range of food & beverage outlets and indoor activities. The Club also offers additional facilities at a nearby farm and mountain estate. Taymouth Castle offers a membership that values its relationships, its health, its leisure time, and is a modern community that honours Scotland’s strong legacy of history, outdoor adventure and, most importantly, fun.
Please note the selected candidate must have the right to work in the UK as we cannot offer visa sponsorship and o ffers are subject to successful completion of our reference and background checks.
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Embracing the breathtaking scenery in this part of Scotland and immersing yourself into the local community, working at Taymouth Castle Golf & Sport Club is more than a job, it offers a ‘lifestyle.’ Offers a chance to be part of the team building a project for generations to come.
* Competitive Salary
* Assistance with temporary relocation accommodation
* Uniform Provided
* Meal on duty (free of charge)
* Use of on-site staff gym
* Access to staff activities
* Various benefits including discounted local accommodation for friends and family to visit.
* Work-Family Culture
We are situated on the A827 between Kenmore and Aberfeldy.
Close to the A9. Perth (1hour) Stirling and Edinburgh Airport (1.5hours) Glasgow (2 hours).