Vacancies at Highgrove

Start your career at Highgrove

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Vacancies at Highgrove

Working at Highgrove

Highgrove Gardens surround the private residence of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The King’s Foundation charity acts as custodian of Highgrove Gardens and manages the opening of the gardens to the public, as well as overseeing a range of education programmes in traditional and heritage skills on site. Garden tours at Highgrove, and products sold in the Highgrove shop, raise funds for the charitable work of The King’s Foundation. We are always eager to hear from passionate and talented professionals who would like to join our team.

Highgrove Gardens are a showcase for His Majesty’s commitment to organic and sustainable practices, helping to encourage biodiversity. A G Carrick is the trading entity established to manage the commercial activities at Highgrove, with profits being donated to The King’s Foundation.

Highgrove is renowned for the exceptional visitor experience it provides through Garden tours to the high standard of craftsmanship in its shop products.

The strength of Highgrove is thanks to our employees’ energy, commitment, talent and enthusiasm to deliver the highest standards.

The King's Foundation

The work of The King’s Foundation is underpinned by the vision of our Royal Founding President, His Majesty The King. The mission of the Foundation is based on His Majesty’s philosophy of harmony: that by understanding the balance, the order and the relationships between ourselves and the natural world we can create a more sustainable future.

We encourage a diverse and inclusive workplace, creating a welcoming, safe space for everyone. This means that every member of our team can bring their whole self to work. We encourage qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to and join The King’s Foundation and bring their valuable skills and experiences.

The Foundation is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees, including the provision of workplace adjustments. We do not tolerate discrimination based on protected characteristics (age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership) or other differences such as socio-economic background or social origin.

Retail Manager

The Highgrove Retail Manager will be responsible for managing two shops and any pop-up retail events. Must have excellent retail experience and be willing to travel for retail events. In addition to managing daily shop operations, the Retail Manager will drive sales performance and lead the retail team (currently 16 staff, comprising full-time, part-time, and seasonal staff) to deliver excellent customer service.

Location: The Highgrove Estate and Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Department: Retail
Reports to: Retail and Brand Director
Contract: Permanent; Full-time

Chef de Partie

We are looking for a Chef de Partie to support day-to-day kitchen operations in the Orchard Room Restaurant. The Chef de Partie role is vital to the team, ensuring smooth outlet operations and supporting the Head Chef and Sous Chef to maintain the highest standards of food production and service.

Location: Orchard Room, Highgrove Estate
Department: Catering
Reports to: Head Chef
Salary: Up to £32,000 PA
Contract: Permanent, full-time

Commis Chef

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference? Come and join our highly professional team as a Commis Chef on the beautiful Highgrove Estate and help maintain our reputation for creative, delicious, and well-cooked food.

Location: Orchard Room, Highgrove Estate
Department: Catering
Reports to: Head Chef
Salary: Up to £31,000 PA
Contract: Permanent, full-time

Waiting Assistants

Are you looking for a lovely, friendly place to work with a great team of people? We are recruiting for seasonal full-time and part-time Waiting Assistants to help us during the Garden Tours season, working in our fast-paced, mainly daytime, restaurant on the beautiful Highgrove Estate.

Location: Orchard Room Restaurant, Highgrove Estate
Department: Catering
Reports to: Hospitality Manager
Salary: £12.60/hour

Start your career at Highgrove

If you do not see a job listed that meets your skill set, please send us your CV along with details about your skills and experience by clicking 'enquire now'. We will add your name to our list of potential candidates for future positions.

The sale of highgrove products, garden tours and events support the charitable work of the kings foundation.