Apprentice Gardener

Smart Landscapes; Mornington; On-site; AUD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform, PPE and quality tools

Job summary

Smart Landscapes invites you to join as an Apprentice Gardener, gaining hands-on experience across the Mornington Peninsula and Bayside. Train toward a Certificate III in Horticulture while supporting our maintenance crew on residential gardens.

This full-time, paid apprenticeship includes on-the-job training from experienced gardeners and time at TAFE or an RTO. Paid above Award apprentice rates starting at $20.00/hr for 18–20 year olds, with annual pay rises.

Qualifications

• Interest in plants, gardens and outdoor work.
• Willingness to learn and a good work ethic.
• Reliable, on time and a team player.
• Driver's licence or working towards one.
• No experience required; school leavers and career changers welcome.
• Paid apprenticeship leading to a Certificate III in Landscape Construction.

Responsibilities

• Join the maintenance crew on regular garden runs.
• Learn pruning, hedging, planting, mulching, mowing and edging.
• Identify plants, pests and diseases, and how to care for them.
• Use and look after garden machinery safely.
• Leave every garden and the truck clean and tidy.

Skills

Interest in plants, outdoors

Willingness to learn

Reliable, on time

Teamwork

Driver's licence or working towards

Education

Certificate III in Landscape Construction (PAID apprenticeship)

Job description

Join Smart Landscapes as an Apprentice Gardener working on beautiful gardens across the Mornington Peninsula and Bayside. You'll train towards a Certificate III in Horticulture while working with our maintenance crew on residential gardens. This is a full-time, paid apprenticeship with on-the-job training from experienced gardeners, plus time at TAFE or an RTO.

Key responsibilities

• Join our maintenance crew on regular garden runs
• Learn pruning, hedging, planting, mulching, mowing and edging
• Learn to identify plants, pests and diseases, and how to care for them
• Use and look after garden machinery safely
• Leave every garden, and the truck, clean and tidy

About you

• An interest in plants, gardens and working outdoors
• A good work ethic and a willingness to learn
• Reliable, on time and happy to work in a team
• Driver's licence, or working towards one
• No experience needed. School leavers and career changers welcome
• Paid apprenticeship leading to a Certificate III in Landscape Construction
• Paid above Award apprentice rates, starting at $20.00/hr for 18 to 20 year olds, with a pay rise each year
• Weekday hours, 7:00am–3:30pm, with weekends and public holidays off
• Hands-on training from an experienced crew, plus time at TAFE or an RTO
• Uniform, PPE and quality tools supplied

About us

At Smart Landscapes we design with respect, build with pride and maintain with care. We work by seven values: Pride in our work, Respect, Care for what we build, One team, Do it once, do it right, Own it, and Keep growing.