Horticulturist

City of Perth; Perth; In loco; AUD 76.000 - 102.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

City of Perth is seeking a qualified horticulturist to join the Parks and Environment team. Based at Osborne Park Depot, you will maintain garden beds, turf, and landscapes across parks and streetscapes while applying your horticultural knowledge to keep spaces looking their best for the community.

You will have a Certificate III or higher in Horticulture and at least two years of relevant maintenance experience, with a focus on safe operation of equipment and collaborative work with the team

Competenze

• Certificate III or higher in Horticulture and at least two years of recent horticultural maintenance experience.
• Knowledge of public gardens and landscapes and ability to care for them.
• Safety-conscious operation of horticultural equipment and tools.

Mansioni

• Maintain garden beds, turf and landscaped areas.
• Plan daily and weekly maintenance tasks.
• Safely operate horticultural machinery and tools.
• Collaborate with colleagues and contractors to identify maintenance needs and deliver quality results.

Conoscenze

Public garden care

Equipment operation

Team collaboration

Formazione

Certificate III or higher in Horticulture

Descrizione del lavoro

Infrastructure and Operations | Horticulture

• $45.04 p/h, equating to $88,995 per annum, plussuperannuation
• Full-time, permanent
• Based at Osborne Park Depot, working across the City’s parks and gardens

Love working outdoors and know your way around a garden?Put your horticultural skills to work keeping Perth’s green spaceslooking their best.

We’re looking for a qualified horticulturist who takes pride intheir work to join our Parks and Environment team. From garden bedsand turf to landscaped streetscapes, you’ll help care for thespaces our community enjoys every day.

The role

Reporting to the Team Leader Parks, you’ll combine hands‑on maintenance with sharing your horticultural knowledge across thecrew. Your work will include:

• Maintaining garden beds, turf and other landscapedareas;
• Helping plan daily and weekly maintenance tasks;
• Operating horticultural machinery, equipment and toolssafely; and
• Working with colleagues and contractors to identifymaintenance needs and deliver quality results.

What you’ll bring

You’ll have a Certificate III or higher inHorticulture and at least two years of recent,relevant horticultural maintenance experience.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Knows how to care for public gardens and landscapes;
• Is confident using horticultural and turf equipment;
• Works safely, communicates clearly and contributes to theteam; and
• Takes a friendly, helpful approach when dealing with thepublic.

You’ll also need a current C class driver’slicence, a Safety Awareness Training Cardand the ability to carry out physical work, including walking andstanding for extended periods. An MR licence would be anadvantage.

Why join us?

Enjoy varied outdoor work where you can see the results of yourskills, alongside training and development opportunities and ahealth and wellbeing program including Fitness Passport.

We value Commitment, Teamwork, Courage and Respect, and welcome people who bring these values to their work.

See the attached Application Pack for more information.

You’ll need the right to work in Australia and a satisfactory National Police Clearance dated within three months. Apre-employment medical may also be required.

Applications close at 5pm AWST on Sunday, 15 November2026.

Applicants may also be considered for similar positions withinthe City of Perth.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds,including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, peoplewith disability, and people of all ages, cultures, sexualorientations and gender identities.

Canvassing of Elected Members will disqualify yourapplication.

For further information please contact Allyson Mullane, Coordinator Parks and Environment, 08 9461 3755 or email [e-mail].

Attachments:

• Application Pack - Horticulturist.pdf
• Collection Notice.pdf