Gardener

Reference code: HLH/2602/21
  • Attractions
  • Inverness/Inverness-shire
  • Closing on 3rd March 2026
  • Work location: Inverness Botanic Gardens & Café
  • Contract type: Part time (28 hrs per week)
  • Salary: £25,807 - £28,264 pro rata
  • Homeworking: This post is not suitable for homeworking
  • Responsible to: Facilities Manager
  • Contact: Ewan MacKintosh 07880 634 760 / ewan.mackintosh@highlifehighland.com

Key duties and responsibilities

  • Actively promote a positive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the Charity’s purpose of Making Life Better and i-care values to increase morale, productivity and performance.
  • Carry out garden maintenance and development tasks.
  • Maintain the highest possible standards within Inverness Botanic Gardens & Café
  • Ensure site security, including key-holding responsibilities and setting of alarms.
  • Work safely and in accordance with current Health and Safety legislation.
  • Assist with cleaning duties, including staff and public toilets.
  • Assist with nursery plant production projects.
  • At times, work with and support people with ASN (Additional Support Needs).
  • Provide information and guidance to visitors to enhance their experience, including guided tours
  • Pursue continuous professional development and contribute to the continuous improvement of Inverness Botanic Gardens & Café and High Life Highland as a whole.
  • Attend and undertake any training online or in person.
  • Assist and support other areas of High Life Highland with projects, training or in the event of holidays or sickness working cross-functionally across the Inverness Botanic Gardens & Café team.
  • Undertake all tasks in accordance with High Life Highland policies and procedures, including General Data Protection Regulations, health and safety procedures, relevant checks, reporting any concerns to management to ensure corrective action is taken.
Date posted: 24th February 2026

About us

High Life Highland is charity and our purpose is Making Life Better. We are a fun, friendly, caring, supportive, inclusive and proud organisation with strong people values based around integrity, community, accountability, respect and example. We believe if all our of employees strive to embrace our people values then, collectively, we give ourselves the best chance of fulfilling our purpose of Making Life Better.
High Life Highland (HLH) is committed to the protection and safeguarding of vulnerable groups, including children and protected adults and believes that they should never experience any kind of abuse. It has a responsibility to promote the welfare of those in vulnerable groups and to keep them safe and to practice in a way that protects them. HLH expects all those with whom the Charity engages to share this position. Where applicable, new positions will be subject to the appropriate level of Disclosure Scotland checking; identity checks (address, date of birth), employment/experience history, two references (one of which must be most recent employer, where appropriate), qualifications, Right to Work in the UK (where applicable). The above will apply to anyone working on behalf of HLH (paid or unpaid) including all board directors, staff, workers, volunteers, agency staff and students.