nursery assistant

Leisure Coast Garden Centre; Wollongong City Council; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Leisure Coast Garden Centre in Fairy Meadow seeks reliable staff for part-time and casual positions. Experience in retail plant sales and sound knowledge of plants are preferred, with a Cert III in horticulture or long history in the industry.

Roles include customer service, plant care, displays, delivery unloading, and basic checkout tasks. Weekend work is part of the roster, and applicants should be able to work alternate weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail plant sales with good plant knowledge.
• Certificate III in horticulture or long hands-on horticulture experience.
• Ability to identify plants from pictures or plant material.
• Ability to identify common plant pests.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with service and product selection.
• Water and care for plants.
• Set up product displays.
• Unload delivery vehicles.
• Operate checkout (limited).
• Correct plant identification from materials is essential.
• Identify common plant pests.

Skills

Retail plant sales experience

Plant knowledge

Customer service

Education

Certificate III in Horticulture

Job description

Leisure coast garden centre has part time and casual positions currently open in our Fairy Meadow garden centre.

The vacancy is best suited to persons experienced in retail plant sales and have a sound knowledge of plants backed up by a cert III in horticulture or a long history in the horticulture industry with hands on experience.

• customer assistance/service
• watering and cate of plants
• setting up displays
• unloading delivery vehicles
• checkout operation,(limited)
• Correct plant identification from pictures or pieces of plant material is critical
• identifying pests is also important

weekend work is also part of the industry. candidates must be able to work alternate weekends on a roster..

if you want to be part of astrong dynamic teamthat has passion and is willing to step up when it getsbusythen this job will suit you.