Trainee Horticulture & Parks Maintenance

Central Highlands Regional Council; Emerald; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks annual leave with 17.5% add

Fortnightly RDOs

Full uniform allocation

Payroll deductions and salary sacrifce

Wages paid fortnightly

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport member benefits

Job summary

Central Highlands Regional Council in Emerald, QLD, is seeking a motivated trainee to join the Parks and Gardens team. You will gain full-time, paid work while studying for a Certificate III in Horticulture.

You’ll assist with routine maintenance, turf management, irrigation work, and landscape tasks, under supervision, developing practical outdoor skills and a nationally recognised qualification close to home.

Qualifications

• Be at least 17 years of age and no longer at school.
• Meet citizen, residency, and visa requirements to undertake a traineeship.
• Not hold a qualification equal to or higher than the traineeship qualification in the same field.
• Certificate III in Horticulture is the target qualification for the trainee.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with routine maintenance activities, including mowing, edging, pruning, mulching, planting, and fertilising.
• Learning turf management techniques for sports fields and recreation areas.
• Supporting the installation, maintenance, and repair of irrigation systems.
• Participating in tree planting and vegetation management activities.
• Assisting with garden bed preparation, planting, and landscape maintenance under supervision.
• Helping manage weeds, pests, and plant diseases using safe and environmentally responsible practices.
• Operating and maintaining hand tools, power equipment, and small plant safely and effectively.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Team player

Communication skills

Basic computer literacy

Education

Certificate III in Horticulture

Job description

Central Highlands Regional Council in Emerald, QLD, is seeking a motivated trainee to join the Parks and Gardens team. You will gain full-time, paid work while studying for a Certificate III in Horticulture.

You’ll assist with routine maintenance, turf management, irrigation work, and landscape tasks, under supervision, developing practical outdoor skills and a nationally recognised qualification close to home.