Gardening/Grounds assistant

Ventia Pty; Howick; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventia is seeking a Gardening Assistant to join their elite school team in Auckland. Candidates should be passionate and have a track record of success in a high-profile environment. Key responsibilities include gardening and maintaining grounds, and ensuring excellence in service. A qualification in Horticulture is preferred. Benefits include competitive pay, ongoing training, and free health insurance.

Benefits

Competitive Hourly Rate

Ongoing Training and Support

Multiple Career Paths

A down to earth working environment

Free Health Insurance - Southern Cross

Qualifications

• Experience with high-profile customers/sites.
• Experience operating in a complex environment.
• Experience using software systems or apps for tasks.

Responsibilities

• Daily gardening, grounds, and minor turf works.
• Deliver seasonal tasks: fertilising, composting, mulching.
• Prepare for events and holiday programmes.

Skills

Gardening

Teamwork

Customer service

Equipment maintenance

Education

Qualification in Horticulture

Tools

Mowers

Vehicles

Small plant

Job description

Ventia are looking for a passionate, professional, and driven individual to join us as the Gardening Assistant on our team at an elite school in Auckland.

This role is a great opportunity for someone ready to challenge themselves in a high-profile environment where excellence in service is not only an outcome but a standard that all of us on the team believe in and deliver with pride.

As a member of the dedicated site team, with the assistance of seasonal and event specialists, you will be a key person on site that ensures our work programmes in the gardens and on the grounds are delivered safely, on time, and to the highest of standards.

Ventia provide great support to their staff in the way of systems, training, resources, and expertise. We make it easy for great people to create and maintain great places.

About The Role

As the Gardening Assistant, you will deliver the work alongside your colleagues, while being a key point of contact for the Head Groundsperson from Ventia and the client representatives who are based on site at the school.

Your duties will include but not be limited to:

• Daily gardening, grounds and minor turf works
• Delivering seasonal tasks such as annual bed rotations, fertilising, composting, mulching and planting
• Contributing to a positive team culture that promotes respect, professionalism and excellence
• Preparing for events and holiday programmes
• Equipment maintenance and care

About You

This customer requires the highest of standards, and therefore requires a site team that understand what that means and how it is delivered.

You will have a proven track record of success and your experience will demonstrate your ability to deliver in this role. Your passion and composure will demonstrate that you want this role as it is the role you have envisioned yourself in throughout your journey in our great industry.

• Have gained or working towards a qualification in Horticulture (preferred, but not essential)
• Proven experience with high-profile customers/sites
• Experience operating in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders and events
• Experience using software systems or apps to record operational tasks
• Experience with various types of machinery and equipment – mowers, vehicles, small plant

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive Hourly Rate
• Ongoing Training and Support
• Multiple Career Paths
• A down to earth working environment
• Free Health Insurance- Southern Cross- Health Essentials Plan

About Us

Ventia is a leading infrastructure services company, operating across Australia and New Zealand. Our clients are the owners and operators of assets that are critical to our local communities. We pride ourselves on working smart, safely and sustainably, harnessing the latest technologies and brightest minds. With a diverse and proud heritage, we have a track record of delivering essential services to the communities in which we operate.

Diversity
Ventia is enriched by the diverse experiences, talents and cultures that our people bring to the organisation, while celebrating and respecting the communities we operate in. We are committed to providing a safe and positive environment that provides equal opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds, including Māori and Pasifika people, LGBTTQIA+, Women, Veterans and spouses and people with disabilities

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