Landscape Gardener – Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Job Description

HORTICULTURE OFFICER

• Make a genuine difference working with the dedicated team at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary!
• Voted one of the Gold Coast’s most popular tourist destinations!
• Membership offering free entry to 800 properties worldwide including Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.

About National Trust Queensland & the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Voted one of the Gold Coast’s most popular tourist destinations, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) is the crown jewel of the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) [NTAQ] properties. As one of Queensland’s earliest nature-based tourist destinations, the Sanctuary is a physical embodiment of everything the NTAQ represents: to conserve and advance our natural and cultural heritage for future generations.

As we continue to welcome visitors to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, we have an opportunity for an efficient Casual Landscape Gardener to join our Horticulture team at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, the largest property within the National Trust Australia (Queensland) portfolio. 

About the Role

As a Landscape Gardener you will be working as a part of a small but professional and friendly team who are responsible for delivering on new projects, keeping the extensive Sanctuary grounds looking attractive and to provide and maintain safe and engaging habitats for our Wildlife collection.

Reporting to the Horticulture Supervisor, you will be able to work autonomously and perform daily horticulture tasks as directed.  This will include planting, mulching, spraying, mowing, brush cutting, weeding and soft and hard landscaping.  You will also undertake a variety of landscaping projects within the grounds and exhibits of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. You will be able to work well in a wider team to ensure accurate and timely completion of projects.    

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have at least 3 years’ experience in horticulture, gardening and/or landscaping and be able to demonstrate good generalist horticulture knowledge. Experience working productively within a small team and able to follow direction without supervision and demonstrate initiative to complete job tasks within given time frames. Other key skills and qualifications we are looking for include (not required):

• Qualification of Certificate III in Horticulture
• It is desirable to have Skid steer/Bobcat licence / experience.
• Current manual driver’s licence
• It is desirable to hold a First Aid, chainsaw, ACDC spraying licence, LR truck licence, & Qld White card
• Knowledge of and willingness to adhere to W.H.S guidelines/policies/protocols
• Experience working productively and collaboratively within a small team.
• You will be reliable and be a supportive team player
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with a strong attention to detail
• Comfortable in a work environment which includes mammals, birds, reptiles and snakes and a high volume of walking

What we can offer
Just as our charter is to protect, conserve, and celebrate the Environmental, Built and Cultural heritage of our State – we also are committed to ensuring our Team Members are protected, taken care of and of course celebrated!  We offer current and future team members:

• Benchmarked Salary
• Free On-Site Parking
• Tertiary Education Partners for access to recognised Qualifications
• Flexible Working Arrangements and Study Leave
• NTAQ Team Member Card offering unlimited entry to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and other SEQ sites and generous retail & food & beverage discounts.
• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Family & Friends Passes