Gardener

St Jude's Aged Care; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

St Jude’s Health Care Group invites applications for a Gardener at Bethania Gardens. You will manage garden beds, lawns, pruning, and general grounds maintenance to create a welcoming and homely environment for residents.

Responsibilities include helping with window cleaning and grounds upkeep, with a focus on high-quality service and resident wellbeing. The role is permanent full-time, based at Bethania Gardens, 8:00–16:00, Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Significant gardening experience and outdoor affinity.
• Willingness to obtain NDIS clearance and meet legal work requirements.
• A formal horticulture qualification is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Planting and maintaining garden beds and potted plants; fertilising and aerating lawns; trimming and pruning trees.
• Maintaining and cleaning windows, entrances/exits, and car park areas.
• Contributing to a positive customer service experience for residents.

Skills

Gardening experience

Right to work in Australia

Valid driver’s licence

NDIS clearance

Education

Certificate in Horticulture

Job description

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.