Gardener

Pu-Fam; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Pu-Fam is seeking a dedicated Gardener to maintain the Bethania Gardens facility and its surrounding grounds. You will care for garden beds, mow lawns, prune, and perform reticulation maintenance to create a welcoming, homely environment for residents.

This permanent full-time role runs 8:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday, at Bethania. Applicants should bring significant gardening experience; a Certificate in Horticulture is preferred but not essential, and you must have rights to work in Australia.

Qualifications

• Significant gardening experience.
• Natural love of the outdoors.
• Certificate in Horticulture or similar qualification preferred but not essential.
• NDIS clearance (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Maintain garden beds and lawn areas.
• Prune trees and manage horticultural tasks.
• Clean windows and entrances around the facility.
• Support residents by creating a welcoming garden environment.

Skills

Gardening experience

Customer service

Outdoor lover

Education

Certificate in Horticulture

Job description

Role Summary

The Gardener role provides quality gardening services to the Bethania Gardens facility and its stunning surrounding grounds. You'll be responsible for typical duties such as maintaining garden beds, lawn mowing, reticulation maintenance, pruning, window cleaning and more. In providing these services to the facility, you will play a role in bettering the lives of our residents through contributing towards the creation of a stunning, homely environment for them.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Planting and maintaining garden beds and pot plants. Fertilising and aerating lawns. Trimming and pruning trees.
• Maintenance and cleaning for the windows, entrances/exits and car park.
• Contributing towards a customer service experience for the residents.

This role is located at our stunning Bethania Gardens facility in Bethania. The role will be hired on a permanent full time basis and works from 0800 - 1600, Monday - Friday.

Skills, Attributes and Experience

We are hoping to find someone who has significant gardening experience and is a natural lover of the outdoors. Most important will be your preparedness to go above and beyond to best assist the facility and your ability to impress the residents with your end product and customer service throughout. Ideally the successful candidate will possess a Certificate in Horticulture or a similar qualification, but this is not essential.

Key selection criteria includes:

• Possess or willing to obtain an NDIS clearance.
• Possess rights to work in Australia.
• Possess a valid drivers licence.

St Jude's Bethania Gardens is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If the above opportunity is one that excites and encourages you, we would welcome and encourage your application. If your application is selected for progression then we will be in touch to discuss it with you soon.