Garden Maintenance Apprentice (1st, 2nd, 3rd year)

Ian Barker Gardens; Melbourne; Vor Ort; AUD 28.000 - 34.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Ian Barker Gardens in Melbourne is offering a Garden Maintenance Apprentice opportunity for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year students. This role focuses on hands-on horticulture in a busy outdoor maintenance team.

Applicants should be passionate about plants, eager to learn, and committed to pursuing a Certificate III in Horticulture or Parks and Gardens. Excellent communication and organised work habits are valued, and mature-aged applicants are encouraged to apply.

Qualifikationen

• Willing to obtain or currently undertaking a Certificate III in Horticulture or Parks and Gardens.
• Passion for horticulture with eagerness to learn and develop skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organised and efficient approach to tasks.

Kenntnisse

Horticulture passion

Team player

Organised and efficient

Written and verbal communication

Ausbildung

Certificate III in Horticulture or Parks and Gardens

Jobbeschreibung

Garden Maintenance Apprentice (1st, 2nd, 3rd year)

Do you love working outdoors and are interested in a career in horticulture?

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for aGarden Maintenance Apprentice (1st, 2nd, or 3rd Year) to join the Ian Barker Gardens Maintenance team.

Mature-aged apprentices are encouraged to apply!

A bit about us:

Ian Barker Gardens is responsible for creating some of Melbourne's most admired gardens. We nurture outdoor spaces that enhance and elevate clients' lives through reliable and expert horticultural care.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about horticulture and has an eagerness to learn and develop their skills
• Is a supportive team player who helps to foster a culture of collaboration to achieve the best outcomes for our clients' gardens
• Maintains a high professional standard by taking an organised and efficient approach to tasks and responsibilities
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Is willing to obtain or is currently undertaking a Certificate III in Horticulture or Parks and Gardens

If you're in the second/ third year of your apprenticeship - we’d love for you to have a basic knowledge of plants, pests, diseases, pruning techniques, and basic operation skills related to garden maintenance tools.

What's in it for you:

• Genuine career development opportunities - at Ian Barker Gardens, we have a proven track record of internally promoting and helping past employees fulfil their future dreams and we openly encourage career development.
• Networking and personal development opportunities - we want to hear your career goals and interests, so we can help achieve this through our industry connections and further learning opportunities. We want to see you thrive, so if there's a particular area of work you want to learn more in - we're all ears!
• Work with a talented and supportive team - our team consists of skilled and passionate individuals who love gardens and horticulture.
• A strong pipeline of work in some of Melbourne's most beautiful gardens - you'll work with an established, consistent list of clients and gardens in the surrounding suburbs of Canterbury. This means you'll get to see your hard work pay off, and you will be proud to say, "I created that".