Certified Gardener

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 3 - Salary Range $67,833 to $71,555 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

The Opportunity

Melton City Council is seeking a Certified gardener to plan, prepare, and implement landscape improvements by utilizing horticultural knowledge operating machinery safely, and maintaining plant equipment to ensure high standards of open space management in alignment with council’s goals.

The certified gardener will support the implementation and quality systems by adhering to Occupational Health and safety practices, reporting hazards and faults, and providing excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders, while collaborating with the team

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare concepts and sketches for planned improvements pertaining to landscape based applications and horticultural knowledge. 
• Ensure the safe operation of machinery and undertake work in accordance with safe work practices and Occupational Health and Safety requirements. 
• Assist in the implementation, and contribute to Council's Occupational Health and Safety system, City Safe in relation to the works in Parks and Open Space. 
• Assist in completion of plant maintenance checklists and perform routine maintenance on plant and machinery. 
• Contribute to the auditing processes of Council by reporting hazards, faults, defects, and opportunities for continuous improvement via the Internal Request Sheet

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About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Industry related trade qualification or apprenticeship in Horticulture or an associated discipline is required.
• Experience in the delivery of minor improvement works in public open space and private industry.
• Experience with Garden and landscape design and construction.
• Experience in the safe operation of equipment and machinery in a commercial environment.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave 
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Shane Smith, Team Leader Opens Space Improvement on 0401 701 811.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

 Applications close 11:59pm Monday 30 September 2024