At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain beautiful gardens and create a homely environment for residents.
- Company: St Jude's Aged Care, a trusted provider with over 40 years of experience.
- Benefits: Permanent full-time role with a supportive team and a stunning work environment.
- Other info: Equal opportunity employer encouraging applications from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in residents' lives while enjoying the great outdoors.
- Qualifications: Gardening experience preferred; passion for nature is essential.
The predicted salary is between 50715 - 61985 $ per year.
St Jude's Health Care Group is a trusted provider of Aged Care, Allied Health and Disability Services, established in 1982. With a strong reputation built over four decades and as a purpose-driven organisation, we operate with a clear philosophy: we do not provide any service that isn't good enough for our own families. Our work is grounded in respect, integrity, commitment, and genuine partnerships with the individuals and communities we support.
The Gardener role provides quality gardening services to the Bethania Gardens facility and its stunning surrounding grounds. You'll be responsible for typical duties such as maintaining garden beds, lawn mowing, reticulation maintenance, pruning, window cleaning and more. In providing these services to the facility, you will play a role in bettering the lives of our residents through contributing towards the creation of a stunning, homely environment for them.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Planting and maintaining garden beds and pot plants.
- Fertilising and aerating lawns.
- Trimming and pruning trees.
- Maintenance and cleaning for the windows, entrances/exits and car park.
- Contributing towards a customer service experience for the residents.
This role is located at our stunning Bethania Gardens facility in Bethania. The role will be hired on a permanent full time basis and works from 0800 - 1600, Monday - Friday.
Skills, Attributes and Experience
We are hoping to find someone who has significant gardening experience and is a natural lover of the outdoors. Most important will be your preparedness to go above and beyond to best assist the facility and your ability to impress the residents with your end product and customer service throughout. Ideally the successful candidate will possess a Certificate in Horticulture or a similar qualification, but this is not essential.
Key selection criteria includes:
- Possess or willing to obtain an NDIS clearance.
- Possess rights to work in Australia.
- Possess a valid drivers licence.
St Jude's Bethania Gardens is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If the above opportunity is one that excites and encourages you, we would welcome and encourage your application. If your application is selected for progression then we will be in touch to discuss it with you soon.
Gardener in Brisbane employer: St Jude's Aged Care
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