Qualified Gardener – Westgate Park
Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Overview
Serco invites you to join the Parks & Gardens team at Westgate Park as a Qualified Gardener. In this role you will maintain and enhance outdoor spaces, supporting the community and improving the experience for residents and visitors.
Responsibilities
- Follow guidance from the Head Gardener to deliver daily horticultural tasks.
- Maintain parks, gardens and bushland landscapes, including granitic paths and tractor mowing.
- Ensure all work is completed safely and professionally.
- Undertake environmental tasks such as herbicide application, hand weeding, brush‑cutting and footpath care.
- Maintain vehicles, tools and equipment to manufacturer standards.
- Report accidents, incidents and near‑misses promptly.
- Provide a clean, safe public environment through daily litter removal, waste management, minor graffiti removal and bio‑hazard response.
Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of local plant and weed species.
- Experience maintaining parks, gardens, reserves or bushland environments.
- Team-oriented mindset and ability to work effectively with your team.
- Confidence using and maintaining horticultural machinery and tools.
- Ability to complete outdoor physical work in varying weather.
- Employee Working With Children Check (or ability to obtain).
- Practical experience in environmental care, weed management or pesticide application (advantageous).
- Certificate III in Horticulture or equivalent.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements that support work–life balance.
- Access to learning and development pathways in horticulture.
- Supportive team culture with leaders who are committed to your growth.
- Employee benefits across health, lifestyle and wellbeing services.
- Stable, long‑term opportunities through government‑backed work.
- A safe and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued.
Diversity and Inclusion
We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+, veterans and people with disability.
Job Details
- Seniority level: Entry level
- Employment type: Full‑time
- Job function: Management and Manufacturing
- Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting
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