Horticulturalist

Wellington Shire Council; Sale; On-site; AUD 71,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellington Shire Council is seeking a Horticulturalist for its Sale Depot, in an ongoing full-time capacity. The role contributes to a hands-on team maintaining parks, gardens and open spaces, while supporting the Senior Horticulturalist with coordination and technical tasks.

The ideal candidate holds a Certificate III in Horticulture and a current Victorian driver’s licence, with relevant licences or accreditations highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Horticulture or a relevant qualification, together with practical horticultural experience.
• A current Victorian drivers licence, with relevant licences, tickets or accreditations such as Medium Rigid, chemical users, traffic management, chainsaw or loader highly regarded.
• Sound knowledge of horticultural maintenance methods, plants, materials and safe use of herbicides and pesticides.
• The ability to operate open space equipment and selected medium plant in a safe and productive manner.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage your own time, follow schedules and complete work to agreed standards.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively with other employees and members of the public.
• A positive, flexible approach and a commitment to safe work practices, continuous improvement and quality service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the delivery of horticultural maintenance works across Council’s open spaces, gardens and public areas.
• Following works schedules and completing tasks in line with horticultural maintenance specifications and customer performance indicators.
• Operating plant, equipment and tools safely, efficiently and in accordance with relevant legislation, procedures and safe work practices.
• Undertaking manual horticultural work, including maintenance activities involving plants, materials, herbicides and pesticides where appropriately qualified.
• Assisting the Senior Horticulturalist with coordination, technical tasks and the supervision of small maintenance activities when required.
• Supporting a safe, collaborative and customer-focused team culture while delivering high-quality outcomes for the community.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Education

Certificate III in Horticulture

Current Victorian driver’s licence

Job description

Band 3 -$71,395–$75,042 -includes allowances, plus 12% statutorysuperannuation and 9-day fortnight.

About the Opportunity

An exciting ongoing full-time opportunity isavailable within Council’s NaturalEnvironment and Parks team for a motivated Horticulturalist to join a team ofhorticultural professionals based at the Sale Depot.

In this role, you will help deliver a variety ofhorticultural works programs as part of a hands‑on team maintaining parks,gardens and open spaces across Wellington Shire. You will also assist theSenior Horticulturalist with coordination and technical tasks, and may directand assist others in maintenance works to ensure public spaces are presented toa high standard.

If you have sound horticultural knowledge, an eye for detail,good communication skills, a positive and flexible approach to work and agenuine commitment to achieving quality outcomes, this could be the perfectposition for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assistingwith the delivery of horticultural maintenance works across Council’s openspaces, gardens and public areas.
• Following works schedules and completing tasks inline with horticultural maintenance specifications and customer performanceindicators.
• Operating plant, equipment and tools safely,efficiently and in accordance with relevant legislation, procedures and safework practices.
• Undertaking manual horticultural work, includingmaintenance activities involving plants, materials, herbicides and pesticideswhere appropriately qualified.
• Assisting the Senior Horticulturalist withcoordination, technical tasks and the supervision of small maintenanceactivities when required.
• Supporting a safe, collaborative andcustomer-focused team culture while delivering high-quality outcomes for thecommunity.

To be successful in this role, youwill have:

• Certificate III in Horticulture or a relevantqualification, together with practical horticultural experience.
• A current Victorian drivers licence, withrelevant licences, tickets or accreditations such as Medium Rigid, chemicalusers, traffic management, chainsaw or loader highly regarded.
• Sound knowledge of horticultural maintenancemethods, plants, materials and safe use of herbicides and pesticides.
• The ability to operate open space equipment andselected medium plant in a safe and productive manner.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability tomanage your own time, follow schedules and complete work to agreed standards.
• Good communication skills and the ability to workcooperatively with other employees and members of the public.
• A positive, flexible approach and a commitment to safe work practices, continuous improvement and quality service delivery.

WhyWellington?

Hereat Wellington Shire Council, we have a strong commitment to create a workplaceculture that is collaborative, provides work-life flexibility and encouragesopportunities for growth and development. We take pride in providing asupportive workplace with great career opportunities for our employees.

Everyperson at Wellington Shire Council brings their own unique experiences,perspectives and talents to help contribute to our vision of “Happy people,healthy environment and thriving communities”.As one of the largest employers in the region we have a diverseworkforce of more than 500 staff who are based throughout the municipality, andwe all work together as a team to make a positive impact in our community.

Weuse award-winning technologies to seek and implement innovative improvementsacross the organisation. We work hard to position ourselves as a leader inlocal government, continuously improving our diverse range of services for thebetterment of our community.

Weoffer a rewarding culture of innovation, flexibility and continued learning ina collaborative, supportive environment.

WellingtonShire Council is committed to upholding the Child Safe Standards and associatedlegislative requirements.

WellingtonShire Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to encourageapplications from people of different backgrounds, abilities, ages, gendersand/or sexual orientations and gender identities.

WellingtonShire Council takes climate change and sustainability seriously and is lookingto respond proactively and positively to the challenges ahead.

AboutWellington

WellingtonShire Council is located in the Gippsland region of the state of Victoria,Australia and is approximately two hours east of Melbourne by road orrail. Many of us dream of a simpler lifestyle, with wide open spaces andno traffic jams. In TheMiddle of Everywhere, we live thatenviable lifestyle every day.

InWellington Shire you will find a wide range of beautiful environments toexplore, with our pristine beaches, picturesque mountain ranges, temperaterainforests, wetlands and plenty of diverse, contrasting spaces to take yourbreath away.

Whetherit’s a stroll along the iconic Ninety Mile Beach, a canoe down the Mitchell River or a bush walkthrough the Alpine National Park, there’s plenty to keepyou busy in TheMiddle of Everywhere. Hometo a range of tight-knit communities, you’ll quickly find yourself right athome with the wonderful people that make these towns so special.

Fromour lively restaurant and café culture to the very best in local produce, you’ll never be short ofSunday brunch ideas and places to try!

Visithttps://themiddleofeverywhere.com.au/ to find out why theWellington Shire is a great place to live and work.