Garden Maintenance Team Member

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Green By Nature is seeking a full-time, onsite Garden Maintenance Team Member in Essendon to maintain and enhance outdoor spaces across the Northwest. The role suits a collaborative, hands-on gardener with 2+ years’ experience, strong communication, and a passion for quality work. You’ll handle equipment, planting, weeding, mowing, soil preparation and safety, with a Monday to Friday schedule, early start and finish, and access to ongoing safety training and a clear career path. To apply, tailor your resume to highlight practical, reliable performance, include a relevant certificate if you have it, your driver’s licence and white card, and a brief note on how you align with Accountability Bravery and Care.

About the Role

As a Garden Maintenance Team Member, you will be maintaining and enhancing gardens and outdoor spaces around the Northwest.

We’re looking for a collaborative team player with strong communication skills. This hands-on role is ideal for an experienced gardener or landscaper who’s passionate about their craft and enjoys the variety of doing something different every day!

Responsibilities

• Use of a variety of equipment such as push mower, whipper snipper, hedger, pole pruner, small plant machinery and basic hand tools
• Planting, weeding, pruning, and watering
• Mowing and whipper snipping lawns, trimming edges, and caring for turf areas
• Preparing soil, mulching and planting beds
• Operating and maintaining gardening tools and equipment
• Adhering to safety protocols for a safe work environment

 Benefits

• Competitive benefits that reward your expertise
• Monday to Friday work schedule with early start and early finish
• Opportunity to showcase your skills in a collaborative team environment
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program provides free mental health support
• A clear career path with growth opportunities
• Work with the best knowledge and resources available in the industry
• Ongoing safety training programs and resources available

About You

You have proven yourself to have a strong work ethic and commitment to completing tasks efficiently and to the highest standards.

• Certificate III in Horticulture or Parks & Gardens will be highly regarded, but is not essential
• 2+ years' recent hands-on experience in a similar role
• Valid driver's licence and a white card (or willingness to obtain)
• An eye for detail and a passion for delivering high quality work and exceeding client expectations
• A team player who values the experiences, knowledge and input of your colleagues
• Physically fit and able safely lift heavy objects when required and stand/kneel/squat/bend for extended periods
• Excellent communication skills and willingness to provide input and impart your knowledge to others

Above all, you enjoy coming to work each day with a positive attitude and creating beautiful open spaces that people can enjoy.

Our Team & Culture 

Discover Green by Nature, our purpose is to enhance lives by constructing, nurturing, and maintaining exceptional green spaces. We are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for all employees. Safety is a critical part of our culture.

We embrace and celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. Accountability, Bravery and Care are our core values. 

How to Apply 

Grow with us at Green by Nature! Submit your resume today.