Botany Garden Manager
James Allen's Girls' School
Southwark
- £25,000 - £30,000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Spring term
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2022
Job overview
BOTANY GARDEN MANAGER
Full Time, 35 Hours per week
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per annum depending on qualifications and experience
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Head of Biology to renovate and maintain the school’s historic Botany Garden and pond into a space that:
1. Facilitates the Biology Department’s teaching of ecology, basic botany and pond food webs
2. Demonstrates food’s seasonality
3. Provides cut flowers for the school events
4. Enhances the biodiversity of the school site
The Botany Garden Manager will also be responsible for liaising with the Head of Biology to promote students’ awareness of the Botany Gardens and will run horticulture clubs for different year groups to allow students to take part in the maintenance of the Gardens and pond.
We can offer you:
• The Opportunity to join our outstanding school where public examination results consistently place JAGS amongst the leading schools in the UKA community of considerate, creative and compassionate students and staff
• A highly diverse and inclusive school community, committed to our bursary provision
• An inspiring and enthusiastic team of colleagues across the teaching and support staff
• Generous pension scheme
• A wide-ranging benefit package including lunch, gym membership, free access to the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the cycle to work scheme
Please visit our website www.jags.org.uk/about/employment to download a JAGS Support Staff Application Form, candidate pack and full job description. For further information please contact recruitment@jags.org.uk or James Allen’s Girls’ School, 144 East Dulwich Grove, London SE22 8TE. Letters and CVs only will not be accepted.
Closing date: 30 January 2022
Interviews: Week commencing 31 January 2022
Applications will be reviewed daily and interviews may occur at any stage after applications are received so we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline, if a suitable candidate is found.
JAGS is committed to equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusion in our school community. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people are at the heart of everything we do and JAGS expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS will be required for the successful candidate.
Reg charity No 1124853
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About James Allen's Girls' School
JAGS has been inspiring and educating pupils for over 270 years. We're the oldest girls' independent school in London. While we are proud of our history – it's made us who we are – we are very much a school of the present and the future. We celebrate the best of the old while embracing the latest innovations and technology.
Alex Hutchinson (Headmistress):
“The energy, the vibrancy, the friendships, the support networks - They all combine to build something very special”
Working at JAGS is more than just about working. JAGS is a community and a family that strives to create a warm and supportive environment for both the girls that come to learn here, but also for the staff that come to work here. From your first day at JAGS you will have access to some of the best facilities in the country and will be encouraged to take part in the many activities here.
We also offer:
- A diverse benefit package including parking, gym membership and free lunches
- An opportunity to join one of the leading independent girls’ schools in the country.
- Generous Pension scheme
- Free access to the Dulwich Picture Gallery
- Cycle to work scheme
Working at JAGS is a great opportunity for anyone, whether a teacher, a gardener or an IT technician and we work with all our staff to offer development opportunities wherever possible. If you are interested in working at JAGS but can't see any current suitable vacancies, please do get in touch and express your interest in working with us.
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