Heritage Assistant - Newstead Abbey Park

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 1929 annualised hours

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £25,583  -  £26,403 per annum (pro rata for part-time) Pay award pending 

Location: Newstead Abbey NG15 8NA

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Heritage Park Assistant  to join our Newstead Abbey team and help us care for and enhance some of Nottingham’s most treasured heritage sites.

This is your chance to play a hands-on role working in the park, grounds and formal gardens of our heritage sites. To assist with day to day care, maintenance and development of the park and wider site. You will undertake advanced horticulture, nature conservation, promote biodiversity and practical grounds maintenance working with a range of supportive colleagues and volunteers.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• A working background, interest and passion for horticulture, grounds maintenance, nature conservation,  and/ or park management 


• A working knowledge and use of a wide range of vehicles and hand held mechanical equipment, including full driving licence


• Confident Communication and interpersonal skills including working successfully in partnership, building and maintaining good working relationships 


• The ability to work independently including evenings, weekends, school and public holidays.


• Drive and motivation ability to deliver against challenging objectives with creativity and confidence

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact [email protected] 

Closing Date: 4th August 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held:   TBC

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