Horticultural Apprentice

Yotes Court Garden was redesigned and recreated in 2012 by gold medal garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith. The garden is maintained by a team of four staff, managed by the head gardener, to a very high horticultural standard.

We have a wide variety of areas, such as a wildflower meadow, formal beds, ornamental woodland garden, lawns, topiary, vegetable and cut-flowers gardens. The successful applicant will be involved in all tasks involved in. The maintenance of a private estate and guided by the head gardener to achieve their full potential. This position is a great start to a career in horticulture and would suit a keen individual with an interest in plants, nature and working outdoors.

Applications will be considered as they arrive. We may ask candidates for an interview and if successful, for a work day with the team.

Training:

You will be studing at Hadlow College one day a week.

Training Outcome:

With a completed LVL2 apprenticeship and the varied experience from this workplace, the candidate will have a solid basis to advance their career to higher level gardening positions, if available on site or in gardens elsewhere.

Employer Description:
A magnificent Manor House, Vineyard and Cellar Door, transformed with care from a tired house with an overgrown garden and fruit farm in need of investment. “You need to recognise you can’t do everything yourself. You must seek out and employ the best people with the appropriate skills, trust them, support them, and give them the space to excel.” This philosophy underpins everything that Yotes Court owner Susannah Ricci has done, from the restoration of the property, the re-landscaping of the grounds, the training of her racehorses, the cultivation of the vines and the making of Yotes Court wines. She has sought out the most skilled people in their fields to transform this corner of Kent from a tired house with an overgrown garden and a fruit farm in need of investment into the magnificent Manor House, Vineyard and Cellar Door it is today.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday between 8am to 4pm

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Patience,Physical fitness,Enthusiastic,Approachable