The largest of the Summer Isles in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, Tanera Mòr was once a bustling herring station but fell in to decline. An ongoing project island-wide restoration project is breathing new life into the remaining structures and ruins, including the derelict herring station, and to the ecology of the island.
The project’s Head of Gardens and Growing, is expanding the gardens team and food production on the island,
with new garden areas, glasshouses, and recovery of historical agricultural ground to be added to existing
orchards, kitchen gardens and greenhouses. They are currently looking for gardener to join the team and help produce food for our staff and guests in a “tough but bountiful environment at 58˚N” – on the remote but beautiful 800-acre island.
With a land management approach that balances production, nature, and heritage, they are aiming to deliver a year-round supply of fresh and preserved produce, while also fostering soil health and a mosaic of ecosystems blurring the boundaries of productive gardens and wild spaces. This is a core role in the garden team and will involve working closely with the kitchen, land and guest teams, charitable beneficiaries and community volunteers.
The candidate will be working amid a range of unique Northwest Highland marine and terrestrial ecosystems, which the project is striving to conserve and extend. The position is for an experienced horticulturist, confident organic gardener, ideally with an interest in agroecological (no-till and regenerative growing principles) and potentially in horticultural therapy. The candidate will need to have the right temperament, attitude and aptitude. Professional mentorship and training will be offered.
The candidate needs to be a capable, self-motivated individual with excellent communication and organisation skills, and a good sense of humour, who will thrive on a challenging project.
- Contract: Full time
- Salary: £29,000-37,000 per annum depending on experience
- Job start: Spring
- Applications closing date: 9th of March 2025
- Interviews (face to face): w/c 31st March 2025
Keen applicants need to send a CV and cover letter to recruitment@summer-isles.com.