Gardener - Hell Bay Hotel
Hell Bay Hotel is seeking a skilled gardener and maintenance all-rounder to help care for our grounds on the beautiful island of Bryher. If you enjoy varied work and being part of a close, supportive team, this could be the role for you.
We have roles across all our departments and double or twin rooms available. Share our opportunities with your partner or best friend, and let them join your island adventure.
Department: Hell Bay Hotel
Salary: From £12.40 per hour, dependent on experience
Benefits: Accommodation and all meals provided
Hours: Full time, 2 days off per week
Contract Length: Seasonal, March-October (dates can be flexible)
The Role
We’re seeking a hands-on candidate to help maintain the grounds of our small island hotel. You’ll be responsible for trimming hedges and mowing lawns, as well as pruning and weeding flower beds, borders and paving areas.
Gravel and patio areas will need to be maintained to a high standard, including the swimming pool and the pitch and putt green.
Some assistance to the Maintenance Manager will also be required, to help with general upkeep around the hotel; some practical maintenance experience could be advantageous.
The role will include some guest facing duties, including greeting and transporting guests from the quay up to the hotel and assisting with luggage.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Relevant gardening experience
- Able to work on own initiative and enjoys a challenge
- Ability to develop and landscape small areas as required
- Ability to use and maintain petrol mower and strimmer (essential)
- Have a clean valid driver’s license (essential)
- Good customer service skills are required as there may be some interaction with guests
About Hell Bay Hotel and Tresco Island
At the heart of the Isles of Scilly archipelago, 28 miles from the Cornish coast, Tresco Island is a family‐run business comprising the whole island of Tresco and the Hell Bay Hotel on the neighbouring island of Bryher.
On the island of Bryher, Hell Bay Hotel stands as Scilly’s highest-rated hotel and restaurant. Our boutique hotel offers 25 suites, a 3AA Rosette restaurant, a Crab Shack and wellness facilities - a haven of calm amidst the wild seascape of Bryher's west coast.
Just across the water on Tresco island sits timeshare and rental cottages, a 16-bedroom inn, two restaurants, a world-famous garden, a spa, an art gallery, a shop and a working farm, Tresco is a subtropical island known for its deserted bays, aquamarine seas and exceptional guest experiences.
Working & Living Here
If the opportunity to live and work on a subtropical island isn't enough, there's a range of great benefits and perks, including:
- Rent free on-island accommodation, minutes from the beach
- Paid relocation to the island at the start of your time with us
- Competitive pay
- 20% off in our restaurants, pub, spa and shops
- Free scheduled boating and camping kit hire, and discounted watersports equipment hire, to help you explore
- And many more...
In order to process any application, we require confirmation you are eligible to work in the UK. Unfortunately, if you are not, we are unable to help with the necessary paperwork to assist with this.
