At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Gardening Team to create beautiful and welcoming spaces for the community.
- Company: The Salvation Army, a beloved charity dedicated to transforming lives.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, meaningful work, and a chance to make a difference.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace that values diversity and encourages all to apply.
- Why this job: Combine your love for gardening with community service and creativity.
- Qualifications: Gardening knowledge, fitness for physical tasks, and good communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 15.3 - 18.7 $ per hour.
ABOUT US
The Salvation Army is a Christian movement and one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities. We believe in doing good that transforms lives and futures for the better. It is this belief which drives us to find new ways and places where we can make a difference. From times of personal crisis to moments of national grief, we are always here — providing support, safety, community, and opportunity.
The Gardening Team Member plays an important part in ensuring the garden areas are safe and enjoyable for all community members, visiting agencies, staff, volunteers and officers. More broadly, we believe an inspiring and welcoming garden contributes to community wellbeing. Combining the practical and the aesthetic aspects of garden maintenance makes this role very satisfying for those who enjoy creating beautiful, peaceful and bountiful spaces, as well as neatness and order.
Key responsibilities:
- Gardening activities: Applying a wealth of gardening knowledge and experience to regular maintenance such as sweeping, raking, mowing, weeding, pruning, mulching, composting and watering, as well as ongoing seasonal tasks to keep the harvest garden productive and pest-free.
- Garden projects: Using vision, creativity and some project and budgeting management, consult with manager to plan and build garden beds, paths, and other garden features.
- Garden equipment: Bringing a good dose of responsibility, ensure tools and equipment are properly checked, used and stored, with particular attention to ensuring they are maintained in safe working order at all times.
Qualifications and skills (desired/required):
- Knowledge and experience in plants, soils, seasonal maintenance and small gardening projects is required.
- Confident using and caring for gardening tools and equipment.
- Level of fitness to undertake gardening activities, including digging and lifting soil.
- Good communication skills, both listening to and conveying information/ideas/suggestions.
Background check requirements:
Background checks play an important part in our commitment to being a safe organisation. Below is what is required for this role. As this role requires access to valuable equipment and at times, unsupervised entry to secure areas, it requires a Police Check. In some states, this role is considered child-related and therefore may require a Working with Children Check/Working with Vulnerable People Check.
Time Required & Commitment:
As agreed with manager.
The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people. We value and include people of all cultures, languages, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and intersex status. We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child related roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Additionally, certain volunteer roles may require a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration.
Gardening Team Member employer: The Salvation Army
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