Gardens Team Member

Part time, Permanent
Salary: £18,592.80 per annum, pro rata (£26,207 per annum FTE)
Hours: 26.25 hours per week (working days to be discussed but will include one weekend day each week)

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Museum Gardens Team on a part-time basis with the possibility to pick up further hours on an ad hoc basis.

We are looking for a positive, proactive and flexible individual who can evidence a commitment to working in the horticultural industry and who possesses some experience of gardening in a professional capacity, or demonstrably on a journey to do so. A basic working knowledge of plants is required. Our ideal candidate will have experience of using light machinery such as pedestrian mowers, strimmer and hedge cutters for general maintenance, and be happy driving a compact tractor. You will be comfortable working outside all year round. The ideal candidate will also have good communication skills and be able to work independently, and as part of a team.

The role is varied and involves caring for and maintaining the Gardens and ensuring the Gardens are a clean and safe space that is welcoming to all. The visitor experience element of the role means that you will also interact with members of the public on a daily basis so a friendly outgoing personality is ideal. Some IT skills and experience of working with volunteers would also be advantageous.

Interested?

Please download the following documents:

• Job Description
• Equal Opportunities Form
• Applicant Privacy Notice

To make your application, please send:

• A copy of your CV;
•  A cover letter which explains how your knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours meet the requirements in the job description (no more than 2 sides of A4);
• Completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

to recruitment@ymt.org.uk

All documents should be submitted in pdf format wherever possible.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position, so candidates will need to have an existing right to work in the UK.

Dates to bear in mind:

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 08 June 2026.

Interviews will take place in-person, in York on Wednesday 17 June 2026.  

Non-Executive Director Vacancy

York Museums Trust, one of the most successful leading regional Museums and Gallery services in the UK, is seeking to appoint two new Non-Executive Directors to its subsidiary company Board, York Museums Trust and Enterprise Limited (YME), from the Summer of 2026.

York Museums Trust was formed on 1 August, 2002 as an independent charitable trust to manage the museums and gallery service previously run by City of York Council.  All the collections are designated and include Art, Science, History and Archaeology. The museums and galleries attract about 500,000 visitors each year with an additional c1.2m visits to the Museum Gardens.

YME is looking for candidates from a range of backgrounds with skills and abilities to complement those of existing Non-Executive Directors and to be able to contribute to the Board as it looks forward to a future of continuing change, ambition and development.  They will be people who can assist the Trust develop its commercial businesses and in so doing assist the Trust to improve its financial resilience.

All non-executives should be able to demonstrate the following:

A strong enthusiasm for YME, what it does, and its future ambitions; also, a commitment to its vision and values, including as a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

Experience of working in a Board environment as a non-executive

Integrity, relevant experience and the ability to contribute effectively as a Board member.

In addition, York Museums Trust welcomes applications from candidates who have strong experience in the following areas which, for convenience, we have grouped into two broad activity clusters:

• Venues and Events – YME has a strong venues business centred on weddings. YME has successfully developed this market over the last 10 years and has a very positive reputation across York and North Yorkshire. Alongside this, YME is developing an Events business. Collaborations with partners such as Futuresound have already proved extremely popular with visitors.
• Catering – YME has a very profitable catering business which is owned and managed by partners across all its sites. The challenge is to redefine this model and deliver a stronger catering offer for our visitors.

We see both of these areas offering the best opportunity for growth within YME.

The position of Non-Executive Director is unpaid but reasonable expenses may be claimed.  The time commitment for Non-Executive Director is estimated to be about one day a month.  Appointments are made for a 4-year period, renewable for a further 4 years.

For further information please download our candidate pack and additional information.

To register your interest in this opportunity, you are asked to submit:

• A copy of your CV or biographical details;
•  A statement of interest (no more than two sides of A4) indicating why you are interested and what you are able to bring to York Museums Trust;
• Completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.

We can only receive applications electronically. Please e-mail applications to: recruitment@ymt.org.uk

Closing date is 9 am Friday 05 June 2026