Enjoy being part of a passionate motivated team with ongoing training & development provided?
Fixed term/secondment opportunity through to July 2025.
As a great harbour capital city, Wellington City Council has established a vision for Wellington as 'an inclusive, sustainable and creative capital for people to live, work and play'. The future of Wellington is compact, inclusive & connected, greener, resilient, vibrant and prosperous.
The Parks team provide a critical customer facing support service, ensuring the city's residents and visitors enjoy a well-managed and maintained environment.
Au ake mahi | What you'll doWe are looking for a Gardener to join our team to help ensure our Wellington Botanic Gardens are kept in tip-top shape. Our fantastic horticulture team get to work in the garden year-round and are now looking for a Gardener to join them in maintaining the beautiful gardens at Wellington Botanic Garden.
The Botanic Gardens team delivers a high-quality visitor experience through excellence in horticulture and its contribution to conservation, environmental education, and to the health and welfare of the community.
The team delivers exceptional service to our city, community, and visitors by taking care of our awesome spaces! The purpose of the role is to be part of the team to deliver horticultural maintenance in the plant collections and transition gardens within the Wellington Botanic Garden including the Begonia House Collections, Truby King Park, and Bolton Street Cemetery. We are looking for someone with good gardening experience, nursery skills, and plant design for our Begonia House, Nursery, and Discovery Garden. Most importantly, you will need to be a team player, self-motivated, and able to communicate effectively.
The Horticulture team is out and about no matter what the weather is, so you must have the ability to work in all weather and temperature conditions and be physically fit and able.
Nga tohu me nga wheako | Qualifications and experienceOur ideal candidate will have the relevant experience, skills, and a passion for horticulture. A good level of fitness and agility, the ability to work unsupervised, and a commitment to health and safety requirements is a must!
A minimum qualification of Advanced Certificate in Amenity Horticulture L4 or equivalent experience would be great; a Growsafe certificate would be a bonus! You should also have a current Driver's licence (HT drivers' licence preferable).
The role is full time, 40 hours per week, between the hours of 7.30am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday, with weekend hours and overtime as required. This is a fixed term role ending 18th July 2025.
Working for the Council offers you a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave, flexible working options, health and wellbeing support, Council staff discounts, and a range of learning and development programmes and opportunities.
If this sounds like a great opportunity, then apply today!
Applications close 1st of September 2024. All applications must be submitted online. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.
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