Garden Assistant (full time, permanent) at Sharpham Trust, Devon

Position: Assistant Gardener, 37.5 hrs a week, permanent contract We are looking for a well-organised and flexible person to join our team. We are a registered charity caring for the historic Grade 1 listed Sharpham House and Estate on the banks of the River Dart near to Totnes. At the heart of the Sharpham Trust ethos is our desire to build a more mindful, compassionate and environmentally sustainable world. We connect people with nature and foster mindfulness and well-being through our programme of retreats, mindfulness courses, public events, outdoor learning and the arts. We are able to offer a unique opportunity within the Garden Team to assist in all aspects of managing a kitchen garden, ornamental garden, lawns, woodland and orchards. You will contribute and build upon a range of skills from growing fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers, crop planning to sowing, cultivation, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, mowing, strimming, pruning, clearing, garden maintenance and irrigation. The Trust is opening a new retreat centre The Coach House this spring and this is an exciting opportunity to be involved with this development. The Assistant Gardener will support retreatants who will be working in the gardens on a daily basis carrying out a variety of tasks as part of their mindfulness retreat. #J-18808-Ljbffr