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Seasonal Flower Grower - Maternity Cover

The Apricot Centre @Huxham's Cross Farm
Dartington, Devon

Posted: 14 Feb 2025

Deadline: 2 Mar 2025

Compensation: £12.60 per hour

Living Wage employer Ethnicity Confident scheme

Paid Full-time Fixed term / contract

Job description

• Location: The Apricot Centre, South Devon
• Contract Type: Full-time (Maternity Cover from 1st May to 31st October 2025)
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 3pm
• Salary: £12.60 per hour
• Holiday: 28 days (pro rata)

About The Apricot Centre

The Apricot Centre is a vibrant and values-driven community-focused organisation based in South Devon. We specialise in biodynamic/organic farming, regenerative and agroecological agriculture, and promoting local food systems. Our work spans across food production, farming education, mental health initiatives, and sustainability. We are passionate about working together to create positive change for both people and the planet.

The Role:

This is a full time 6 month maternity cover role. You will be in charge of the cut flower production at the Apricot Centre. Primary duties will include all aspects of cut flower production including growing, maintaining, harvesting and floristry for retail, wholesale and events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Propagation including sowing and seedling care, division of seedlings, following and updating the crop plan
• Field tasks include cultivation of flower beds, hand weeding, hoeing, watering, and transplanting
• Harvesting of multiple flower crops in a timely manner while maintaining harvesting protocols and post harvesting treatments
• Good record keeping 
• Understanding and anticipating the crop and harvest schedule for flowers as well as liaising with our sales team regarding harvests
• Management of emails regarding wholesale, bespoke orders and event flowers. Weekly availability lists are to be provided to our wholesale list of florists
• Bunching and floral design for market, farm customers, bespoke orders and events
• Supervising and working one on one with a trainee for part of the week
• Drying and storing of dried flowers

Key Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Must have 1 year minimum experience working with cut flowers in a commercial setting 
• Event floristry skills are required for this role 
• Full UK driving license 
• Must be able to work independently and manage own time efficiently
• Ability to work in all weathers
• This is a physically demanding position and a reasonable level of physical fitness is necessary to carry out daily tasks
• Knowledge of cut flower varieties and post harvesting handling
• Good communication skills and passion for promoting biodynamic/organic and seasonal flowers

Desirable

• Confidence to supervise a trainee
• Ability to operate horticultural machinery, including BCS pedestrian tractor
• Relevant qualification/training 

What we offer you:

• A good supply of free organic veg, plus a 20% discount from our online shop
• The chance to work in a supportive and fun environment with a passionate team
• To be able to build on your current skill set managing our cut flower production on an established farm
• Creative license with your floristry skills to create bouquets and event flowers for the local community

Application information

Please email dave.wright@apricotcentre.co.uk with your CV, cover letter and the subject line: “Seasonal Flower Grower”. Please get your application to us by the 2nd March 2025 at the latest.

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