Landscaping Apprentice – First Year

Natural Harmony Landscapes; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Certificate III in Landscape Constr.

TAFE one day per week training

Small team environment

Job summary

Natural Harmony Landscapes in Melbourne's bayside offers a three-year apprenticeship in landscape construction, with hands-on training across hardscaping, irrigation, planting, and garden maintenance. You’ll learn under a small team with strong local experience.

The program includes a Certificate III in Landscape Construction through TAFE, with one day per week on site training, designed to develop full trade competency in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship in landscape construction in VIC.
• Certificate III in Landscape Construction offered via TAFE one day a week.
• Small team environment offering broad trade exposure.

Responsibilities

• Hard landscaping: paving, retaining walls, pergolas and decking.
• Installing irrigation and sprinkler systems.
• Planting, turf laying and soft landscaping.
• Regular maintenance of clients' gardens.

Skills

Driver's licence

Own car

Team player

Good communicator

Physically fit

Education

Certificate III in Landscape Construction

Job description

Natural Harmony Landscapes is a small, owner-run landscaping business in Melbourne's bayside, running since 1989. We're looking for a first-year apprentice who genuinely wants to learn the trade.

What you'll do

• Hard landscaping: paving, retaining walls, pergolas and decking
• Installing irrigation and sprinkler systems
• Planting, turf laying and soft landscaping
• Regular maintenance of our clients' gardens

What you'll get

• Above-award pay that rises as your skills grow
• Training from a team with 30+ years in landscaping
• A Certificate III in Landscape Construction, with TAFE one day a week
• A small team where you learn the whole trade, not one repeated task

What we're looking for

We're not after cheap labour or just a pair of hands. We want someone who wants to learn and get involved, with a real interest in some part of landscaping.

• A driver's licence and your own car
• Fit and happy doing physical work outdoors
• Keen to learn, a team player and a good communicator
• Able to get to Highett/Sandringham for a 7am start (local applicants preferred)

A 3-year apprenticeship based in Highett, VIC.