Recruitment

Here you can view the available jobs at Hever Castle & Gardens.

It takes a great team with wide-ranging skills to look after and manage the Hever Castle Estate. From visitor experience executive to events coordinator, we’ve got something for everyone. Are you passionate, hardworking, and social? If so, take a look at our vacancies.

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Current Roles

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Visitor Services Assistant – Information Centre

Are you passionate about creating a memorable visitor experience?  Do you have an eye for detail? Can you find solutions to queries quickly and confidently?

Hever Castle & Gardens is recruiting for a Visitor Services Assistant to work in the Information Centre starting at the end of May 2024.

The Information Centre looks after membership sales, customer enquiries in person and by phone and monitors our online shop platform.

Roles at Hever Castle & Gardens are seasonal, with this year’s contract ending January 2nd 2025.  Our working hours vary depending on the time of year and the event we are hosting.  You could be asked to start work as early as 09:00 or finish at 21:00.  We operate seven days a week, including weekends, public and school holidays, therefore we will need flexibility from you.

We are currently looking to fill a current position working 3 days a week on a rolling two week rota working the following shifts:

Monday, Saturday Sunday and Monday, Tuesday, Friday

Hourly pay rate, age 21 and over is £12.54 increasing to £12.79 on completion of successful probation. (Under 21s start at £12.27 increasing to £12.52).

If you are interested in the role, please take a look at the job description, and fill out an application form. Please send your CV and covering letter to Ashley Collins Head of Retail [email protected]

Closing date is midnight on 22nd April 2024.  Interviews are scheduled for w/c 6th May 2024.  We look forward to receiving your application.

 

Visitor Services Assistant – Operations

Are you passionate about creating a memorable visitor experience? Hever Castle & Gardens is recruiting for a Visitor Services Assistant to work in the Operations team starting in May 2024.

In this role you will take an active leading role in ensuring an excellent visitor experience is always provided to maximise enjoyment for all. Actively optimise income generation through promoting the benefits of annual membership and events at Hever Castle. Maintain the security of the site and its assets to keep it a safe and enjoyable place to visit and work.

Roles at Hever Castle & Gardens are seasonal, with this year’s contract ending January 2 2025.  Our working hours vary depending on the time of year and the event we are hosting.  You could be asked to start work as early as 09:00 or finish at 21:00.  We operate seven days a week, including weekends, public and school holidays, therefore we will need flexibility from you.

If you are interested in the role, please send your CV, covering letter, and completed application form to [email protected]

Closing date is 23:59 on Sunday 5 May with interviews beginning w/c 13 May. We look forward to receiving your application.

Gardener

An opportunity has opened to join the Gardening Team at Hever Castle.

Please note, this is an outside job role in all weathers. The job role itself will be to contribute to the day-to-day maintenance and the development of the gardens.

This job is of a physical nature, with a full-time contract on offer. No accommodation is offered with this position.

Level 2 RHS qualification or equivalent would be an advantage but not essential as training will be given to the right candidate.

However, the following skills would be essential:

  • The ability to work individually or as part of a team
  • Reliable and hard working with excellent presentation skills and attention to detail
  • A positive attitude with good time management and communication skills
  • A current full Driving Licence

In line with UK immigration legislation, all applicants must currently be eligible to live and work in the UK. Due to the number of responses we receive to our advertisements we are unable to respond individually to each application. If you do not hear from us within 7 days, you may assume you have not been selected this time, but you are welcome to apply for any future vacancy you feel you are suited for.

If you would like to apply for this role, please send your CV and a letter of application to: Neil Miller, Head Gardener – [email protected]

 

Kitchen Porter (Golf Club)

Hever Castle Golf Club are hiring for a Kitchen Porter.

You will work under the guidance of the Head Chef and in his absence the Second Chef to assist the smooth running of the kitchen.

You will be assisting with washing up and the general cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen and back of house areas.

Your ultimate aim is to help establish Hever Castle Golf Club as a venue with an outstanding reputation for its hospitality.

If you are interested in this role, please send your CV to [email protected]

Moat Restaurant at Hever Castle

Waiting, Catering Assistants & Concession Staff

Shifts are available immediately.

As a Catering Assistant, you will undertake a variety of tasks within the catering facility including; serving hot & cold food, hot and cold drinks, clearing tables, refreshment service, operating the till & cash handling.

We are looking for team members who are:

  • Available to work weekdays and weekends
  • Enthusiastic and willing to learn
  • Good communicators
  • Efficient multi-taskers
  • Good at taking initiative
  • Reliable and friendly
  • Consistency and flexibility in approach to work.

If you’d like to apply, please email your CV to [email protected]

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