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People and plants have shaped Chelsea Physic Garden since 1673. The people who currently work or volunteer in the garden still believe in the power of plants.
Current vacancies
Marketing Assistant
Position: Permanent, part-time: 14 hours a week (equivalent of 2 days).
Salary: £9,666 (£24,165 pro rata).
About the role:
Are you looking to work in marketing in a cultural and heritage organisation? Have you got experience of delivering social media and email strategy? Then apply to be our new Marketing Assistant! We are looking for an experienced Marketing Assistant to join the team on a permanent, part-time basis. They will be responsible for collating and creating content for the Garden’s digital channels including website, social media and digital newsletters. The position will collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to ensure content aligns with the Garden’s brand guidelines, effectively drives engagement and contributes to our charitable mission. This role will also provide digital administrative support to the wider commercial & marketing team. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and adaptable, and has experience of content creation.
Find our more in the Role Profile linked below.
To apply: Please complete the job application form and equal opportunities form and email to: .
If completing the application form would present a barrier to you applying for this role, please contact: jobs@chelseaphysicgarden, providing brief details of the issue for you and we will do our best to agree suitable alternative arrangements for your application.
Closing date for applications: 11.59pm, Wednesday 14 August, 2024.
Provisional first interview date: Tuesday 20 August, 2024.
Gardener/Plant Records Manager
Position: Full-time (average 35 hrs per week).
Salary: £27,063.
About the role:
Are you looking for a next step in your career? Do you manage plant records/data as part of your work in an historic or botanic collection open to the public? Chelsea Physic Garden has this key role to fill.
You will be one part of a small team of horticultural specialists (6 full-time) as well as trainees, interns, and volunteers, who care for and present the Garden and its plant collections (4,500 taxa). You will work closely with colleagues to ensure high standards of presentation of the areas of the Garden for which you are responsible alongside maintaining the meticulous records on the plant database (IrisBG).
You will need to be able to work at pace and juggle several priorities to ensure that you can meet the needs of the role, the horticulture, and a pride in accurate data input and producing reports supporting the needs of the Head of Plant Collections and wider colleagues for information from the database.
Please review the role profile carefully and apply using our application form.
Closing date: 11.59pm, Monday 19 August, 2024.
1st Interview: first week of September.
To apply:
Please complete the job application form and equal opportunities form and email to .
Chair of Trustees – volunteer role
About the role:
At an exciting moment of renewal, growth and change, the Board of Trustees of Chelsea Physic Garden are embarking on the search for a dynamic new Chair to provide strategic guidance and inspire the Garden as it embarks on its next phase. The role involves collaborating closely with the Director and the Board of Trustees to steer the Garden towards achieving its mission. The ideal candidate will have a passion for horticulture and a deep appreciation for the curatorial and heritage significance of the Garden. An understanding of the importance of fundraising, and a willingness to act as an ambassador is key, particularly in relation to current and future capital projects, for one of the world’s most historic botanical gardens.
Saxton Bampfylde is co-ordinating this appointment on the Garden’s behalf. For more information on the role, please follow the link below.
To apply:
Please see information on Saxton Bampfylde’s website.
Closing date: Monday 1 July 2024.
Our Application form is available to download, please use it for the job you wish to apply for, clearly stating the role you are applying for. Also, please complete and send us this equal opportunities form with your application. Please note, that we cannot accept applications via a CV or resume, and we can only consider applications from UK residents or those with the right to work in the UK.
Chelsea Physic Garden is an inclusive employer. If any aspect of our application process poses a barrier to you, please get in contact via and reasonable adjustments can be arranged.
Chelsea Physic Garden is a London Living Wage Employer
Chelsea Physic Garden has existed on the banks of the Thames since 1673, delivering its founding mission to demonstrate the importance of medicinal and herbal plants to the well-being of humankind.
The Garden has a successful education programme, a thriving membership and annually welcomes over 50,000 visitors. As a financially self-supporting charity, the Garden’s challenge for the future is to reinforce its relevance and popularity whilst strengthening its diverse income streams.
Chelsea Physic Garden is an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everyone, including members of the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people from all ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.
Working at Chelsea Physic Garden is rewarding; not only do you get to work in an iconic and beautiful location, a number of benefits exist for employees. To view them click below.
Become a Horticultural Trainee
Horticultural traineeships give trainees a chance to experience the various aspects of working in a small botanic garden, gaining experience in practical horticulture and the management of a unique plant collection, with scientific research and educational applications, both outdoors and under glass.
Our 2023/2024 Horticultural Trainee is generously supported by the Rick Mather and David Scrase Foundation.
An additional two-year entry-level trainee post is funded as part of our National Lottery Heritage Fund project to restore our historic glasshouses, our thanks go to all the funders.
We also rely a large network of volunteers
Are you a people person dedicated to a high standard of customer service, who would like to spend time in London’s oldest botanic garden?