• Full-time Permanent Position
• Great Location - Botanic Gardens
• Excellent employment conditions - 5 weeks annual leave, 9 day fortnight

Do you love the great outdoors? Do you have a passion for plants? Love the Botanic Gardens?  Then don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our Nursery team now!

General duties & responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to: maintaining the Botanic Gardens potted collection and display houses, seed collection, plant propagation, plant identification, operating irrigation systems, pest & disease management, tree pruning, spraying, weeding & trimming.

To be successful in this role you must have:-

Essential:

Qualifications

• Certificate III minimum in Horticulture or related discipline commensurate with the position.
• Current MR Class drivers licence
• White Card (General Safety Construction).

Knowledge, Skills & Expertise

• Demonstrated knowledge and practical experience in the production and maintenance of tropical plants.
• High degree of skill relating to identification, lifecycle and habitat of tropical plants.
• Experience with automated irrigation systems and horticultural machinery.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and practical experience in plant propagation, pest and disease management, tree pruning and horticultural and agricultural chemical application relating to the nursery trade.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) and Environmental Issues relevant to Landscape and Horticultural Maintenance Activities.

People Oriented Skills & Attributes

• Demonstrated effective skills in team building with an emphasis on open communications.
• Highly motivated and able to work unsupervised at times.
• Demonstrated ability to develop sound, professional and responsive working relationships specifically in the areas of dealing with the public and an emphasis on providing quality customer service.
• An understanding of Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO).

In addition to the above requirements the following licence / experience are highly desirable:-

Desirable:

Qualifications

• Current ACDC licence or ability to obtain.

Knowledge, Skills & Expertise

• Knowledge and understanding of formative pruning concepts for landscape trees.
• Contract Management experience relevant to the position.

Please ensure you obtain a copy of the information kit and how to apply by clicking on the Position Description below, select on "Open" to download the attachment.  

Please ensure your application includes:-

1. Cover letter addressing the three (3) main elements under the selection criteria, both essential and desirable (see position description) 

• Qualifications
• Knowledge, Skills & Expertise
• People Oriented Skills & Attributes 

 2. Current copy of your Resume