Apprentice Gardener

• Temporary Full-Time | 4 years
• 76 hours per fortnight 
• Nine-Day Fortnight

Join Glen Innes Severn Council and help shape the parks, gardens and open spaces that make our region such a great place to live. If you’re motivated, community‑minded and ready to build a career in horticulture, this is your opportunity.

“Working for Council means you'll be joining a dedicated team where your individual effort is part of something much bigger – delivering great things for our community.”

Why Join Us?

Glen Innes Severn Council offers a supportive, community‑focused workplace with real opportunities to grow your skills and career. You’ll enjoy:

• Salary packaging options, including novated leasing and remote area housing benefits
• Long service leave after 5 years
• Corporate wellbeing programs and employee vaccinations
• PPE supplied
• Ongoing training and development
• A friendly rural lifestyle with short commutes, affordable housing and access to beaches and regional centres

About the Role

As an Apprentice Gardener, you’ll learn hands‑on skills while completing a Certificate III in Horticulture. You’ll work across parks, sporting fields, reserves and community spaces, supporting the team to keep our region looking its best.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Participate in on‑the‑job and off‑the‑job training to complete your qualification
• Learn to operate tractors, ride‑on mowers and hand mowers
• Use whipper snippers, brush cutters and other minor plant under supervision
• Assist with transporting tools, materials and garden waste
• Help with daily safety checks and maintenance of plant and equipment
• Support workshop staff with routine repairs and servicing
• Assist with applying herbicides and pesticides
• Help propagate, fertilise, water, weed and transplant plants
• Support maintenance of pathways, fences, playgrounds, irrigation and other facilities
• Participate in pruning and lopping shrubs and trees
• Help maintain CBD and Church Street Median Strip to Platinum standard
• Empty public rubbish bins as required
• Assist with manual grave digging and cemetery site preparation
• Follow environmental regulations and report issues
• Maintain timesheets, maintenance logs and WHS records

About You

You’re someone who is eager to learn, reliable and ready to take on a hands‑on outdoor role. You will bring:

• Motivation to learn new skills and complete part‑time study
• Good communication skills
• Sound maths skills for measuring, calculating and problem‑solving
• Ability to follow written instructions and complete records accurately
• Basic computer skills (email, internet, Word, Excel)
• Class C or P driver’s licence (manual)
• White Card (Safework NSW General Construction Induction)

Interested In Applying?

• Carefully download and read the Guide to Applying for Employment, together with the position description to familiarise yourself with the role and application process
• Please upload documents in PDF or word format
• Please note that as part of Glen Innes Severn Council's recruitment process, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment checks. This may include: reference checks; national criminal police check; functional/medical assessment; qualification verification; Working with Children Check and NDIS verification.
• Our recruitment notification process is primarily via system generated emails. Please ensure your email is correct before submitting an application to avoid missing crucial updates and outcomes. Email communication notifications are used for but not limited to: application received, interview booking tools, confirmation of interview, request for references/more information, delay notifications, testing/assessments (aptitude/psychometric/industry specific) and application outcomes (unsuccessful before or after interview)
• Please regularly check your 'junk mail' or ensure our email address jobs@gisc.nsw.gov.au and Pulse email no_reply@lgss.com.au is set to 'trustworthy'

Need More Information Or Assistance?

Council is an EEO employer. Women, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, people with a disability, and members of racial, ethnic, and ethno-religious minority groups are encouraged to apply. 

Bernard Smith - General Manager

Promoting a safe and healthy workplace