Apprentice Landscaper

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid apprenticeship

Above Award apprentice rates

Uniform, PPE and tools supplied

Job summary

Smart Landscapes is offering a full-time apprenticeship for aspiring landscapers on the Mornington Peninsula. You will train toward a Certificate III in Landscape Construction while working on residential projects across Mornington Peninsula and Bayside, learning hard and soft landscaping, paving, walls, decking, irrigation and planting.

Key responsibilities include joining the build crew from start to finish, reading plans, setting out, excavating, laying and finishing, plus using tools and

Qualifications

• No experience needed; school leavers and career changers welcome.
• Paid apprenticeship leading to Certificate III in Landscape Construction.
• Starting at $20.00/hr for 18 to 20 year olds, with a pay rise each year.

Responsibilities

• Work with the build crew on garden builds from start to finish.
• Learn to read plans, set out, excavate, lay and finish.
• Use and look after tools and small machinery safely.
• Keep sites tidy and treat every client's home with respect.

Education

Certificate III in Landscape Construction

Tools

Uniform PPE tools supplied

Job description

Smart Landscapes is taking on a full-time apprentice landscaper. The apprentice will train towards a Certificate III in Landscape Construction while working on residential builds across the Mornington Peninsula and Bayside: hard and soft landscaping, paving, walls, decking, irrigation and planting.

Key responsibilities

• Work with the build crew on garden builds from start to finish
• Learn to read plans, set out, excavate, lay and finish
• Use and look after tools and small machinery safely
• Keep sites tidy and treat every client's home with respect

About you

• Enthusiasm, a good work ethic and a willingness to learn
• Enjoys being outdoors and working with your hands
• 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
• Variety: paving, retaining walls, decking, irrigation, planting and turf
• 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.