Successful applicants for this role will be excellent team players, with a keen eye for detail and a calmness under pressure. They will have demonstrable experience working in security operations and in a high volume, customer facing environment. They will also be confident communicators, capable of handling challenging situations with a high level of care and excellence.
Kew’s Constables will work on a shift basis, including some mornings and evenings, as well as weekends and bank holidays as part of the team roster. Applicants for this role will be required to hold a full UK driving license to safely drive our vehicles within the Gardens.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.
We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.
Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.
The salary will be £26,100 per annum. The role will be based on 36 hours per week, working on a seven day a week shift pattern.
Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking “Apply for this job”.
We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
No agencies please.
