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Serco is a place where you can grow.
Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.
Benefits
We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:
A full time, permanent opportunity working Monday - Friday (6:40am - 3:10pm)
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Access to a comprehensive employee wellness program
Supportive and collaborative team environment
Opportunity for overtime work on weekends with penalty rates
Opportunity to get monthly bonuses, subject to performance
A paid, rostered day off each month
Serco is a place where you can grow.
Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.
Benefits
We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:
A full time, permanent opportunity working Monday - Friday (6:40am - 3:10pm)
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Access to a comprehensive employee wellness program
Supportive and collaborative team environment
Opportunity for overtime work on weekends with penalty rates
Opportunity to get monthly bonuses, subject to performance
A paid, rostered day off each month
Make an impact at Serco
As a Gardener, you will assist with the maintenance and development of parks, gardens, and other horticultural assets, ensuring they are maintained and enhanced to agreed standards. Reporting to the Horticultural Assets Supervisor and Head Gardener, you will work hands-on in a dynamic, outdoor environment on a full-time basis.
As a Gardener in the Horticultural team, you'll make a positive impact by:
Pruning and planting as directed by the Head Gardener or Horticulture Supervisor
Mowing various areas and types of lawn
Maintaining all plants within the specified area in a healthy, vigorous, and presentable manner
Removing dead plant matter, including small fallen branches and leaf litter
Watering plants and lawn areas as directed
Operating key items of plant and equipment when required
Maintaining plant and equipment in a clean and safe condition
Repairing and servicing equipment as necessary within capabilities
Serco is a place for you
You are a dedicated and enthusiastic individual who enjoys working outdoors and contributing to the beautification of public spaces. You are physically fit, able to undertake hands-on tasks, and have a keen eye for detail. Your strong communication skills and ability to work as part of a team make you a perfect fit for this role.
To Be Successful In This Role You'll Have
Experience in general gardening and an understanding of horticultural machinery operation (minimum six months)
Experience with graffiti removal
Good oral and written communication skills
Ability to interact with a variety of people from the general public to senior managers
A valid Driver's License
A completed qualification in Horticulture and/or Conservation and Ecosystem Management (Desirable)
Demonstrated experience maintaining biodiverse native vegetation landscapes (Desirable)
Working With Childrens Check
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. If you like the look of the role, we'd love to hear from you.
As a fast-growing and successful global company, Serco's services span across the areas of justice, immigration, defence, space, customer services, health, and urban mobility.
In joining us, you'll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals.
Please Note
This position carries trust and responsibility. To support this, a comprehensive probity assessment, including a Federal Police Check, is a key part of the selection process for this role.
Are you ready to do important work that really matters?
At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world's most urgent and complex challenges.
We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in health, defence, maritime, justice, and community services.
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.
By joining Serco, you'll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Impact a better future at Serco.
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