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Community Gardener

RBKC
Kensington and Chelsea, London

Posted: 14 Sep 2026

Deadline: 27 Sep 2026

Compensation: £16,695.60 per annum

Living Wage employer Ethnicity Confident scheme Disability Confident scheme

Paid

Job description

Bring local green spaces to life and empower residents to grow, connect and thrive together. This is a part-time role of 2 days a week on a fixed term contract until March 2028.

As a Community Gardener within the Ecology Service, you’ll look after our community kitchen gardens, helping neighbours grow their own food, build strong connections and care for green spaces across the borough. It’s a chance to turn outdoor spaces into vibrant community hubs while making a tangible, lasting difference to residents' everyday lives.

Working Style

In this fixed-term role until end of March 2028, you’ll be based in the borough for two days a week as part of a job-share arrangement, playing a key role in serving the local community. Splitting your time between our Holland Park office and 55 community garden sites, you’ll balance hands-on outdoor work with essential office administration. 

What you’ll be doing

As part of the Community Gardener team, your focus will be managing our portfolio of 55 community kitchen gardens containing over 600 raised plots across Kensington and Chelsea. You’ll split your time evenly between office administration and outdoor site visits – whatever the weather – ensuring our growing spaces remain safe, welcoming and well-maintained.

Building strong relationships with local residents is at the heart of everything you do. You’ll host hands-on gardening workshops, organise community events and volunteer opportunities, and welcome new plot holders to the gardens. Alongside working directly with residents, you’ll co-ordinate with contractors on repairs and handle behind-the-scenes administration, including plot reallocations, database updates, risk assessments, and evaluation reports.

You’ll also work closely with colleagues across public health and housing services, helping co-ordinate our entries for London in Bloom and ensuring our community growing spaces continue to flourish.

For further details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification.

Role Requirements and Interview Details

This position requires an Enhanced DBS check, which will be carried out as part of the pre-employment screening process.

This is a part-time role (14.4 hours per week) on a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2028. The salary is based on a full-time rate of £41,739 a year, which equates to £16,695.60 p/a pro rata, with your actual total earnings calculated based on your start date. This does not include any additional allowances, enhancements, or overtime.

Application information

For more information and to apply online please click here

Interviews for this post will be held in person at the Stable Yard of the Holland Park Ecology Centre during week commencing 12th October.

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