Gardener

St Jude's Aged Care; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

St Jude's Aged Care is seeking a dedicated Gardener for Bethania Gardens, Brisbane. You will maintain beds, lawns, and plantings, and provide cleaning of windows and entrances to keep the grounds welcoming for residents.

Applicants should have significant gardening experience; a Certificate in Horticulture is preferred but not essential. The role runs 8:00–16:00, Monday to Friday, at Bethania Gardens with an equal opportunity employer statement included.

Qualifications

• Significant gardening experience with a focus on outdoor spaces.
• Strong customer service mindset when engaging with residents.

Responsibilities

• Planting and maintaining garden beds and pots; lawn care and pruning.
• Window cleaning and general site maintenance.
• Contributing to a welcoming, homely environment for residents.

Skills

Gardening experience

Customer service

Outdoor lover

Education

Certificate in Horticulture

Job description

St Jude's Aged Care – Bethania Junction QLD

2d ago , from St Jude's Health Care Services

St Jude’s Health Care Group is a trusted provider of Aged Care, Allied Health and Disability Services, established in 1982.With a strong reputation built over four decades and as a purpose-driven organisation, we operate with a clear philosophy:we do not provide any service that isn’t good enough for our own families.Our work is grounded in respect, integrity, commitment, and genuine partnerships with the individuals and communities we support.

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.

Date:28 Oct 2026

Location:Bethania Gardens

Business Unit:St Jude's Aged Care