Village Groundskeeper

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Brand: Community, Residential & Pathways

Date Posted: 11 Aug 2025

• Job No:1681
• Location: Marshall, Victoria (some travel may be required)
• Salary Range of $66,000-$76,000 inclusive of super based on experience.

Here at genU we're agroup of passionate, driven people who want everyone's lives to be happier and healthier, especially people with disabilities, the ageing and those experiencing disadvantage. We operate solely for community benefit and invest back into the same communities in which our services are delivered. genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity,ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a welcoming, innovative, safe, empowering, and respectful environment for all and living these values each and every day.

Are you passionate about gardening? Do you believe in keeping and maintaining gardens to a high standard? Is Landscaping your thing? We are looking for a dedicated Village Grounds Keeper to join our team at the Barwarre Gardens Retirement Village. In this role you will:

• Operatewithin our retirement living team, and report to the Village manager in maintaining, cleaning and completing of all gardening duties around our Barwarre Gardens and associated areas
• Support in driving the retirement Village Bus as required
• Working with a small, dedicated team of groundkeepers
• Provide guidance and supervisionto the groundskeeping team as required
• Dispose of waste
• Provide additional general duties as directed by the Village manager

genU staff have access to a range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:

• Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing:24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.
• Increase your Take Home Pay:Non-for-Profit Salary package up to $15,900per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits.
• Employee Discount Program:save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia's most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI.
• University Study Discount:all genU employees are eligible for a 25% discount towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
• Employee Referral Program:refer someone to work at genU and receive a generous bonus once that person completes their 6-month qualifying period

We're looking for someone who is detail-oriented, passionate about gardening, and brings hands-on landscaping experience to the table. Ideally, you will:

• Be able to plan, schedule, and execute daily, weekly, monthly, and annual gardening and cleaning tasks.
• Assist with long-term landscaping and maintenance planning for the village.
• Manage and monitor budgets for groundskeeping tasks, ensuring effective allocation of resources.
• Respond promptly to gardening requests and tasks from the retirement village community.
• Represent Barwarre Gardens with professionalism, showing high integrity in your work and interactions.

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

• A Certificate III in Horticulture (or equivalent experience) will be an advantage.
• A current and valid driver's license.
• NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate.
• Previous experience in a retirement living or aged care environment is desirable

At genU, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment.We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to genU (including alternate formats of application forms). To discuss adjustment requirements or for a copy of the position description quoting title and job number, please contactRyan -recruitment@genu.org.au

Be part of a team that believes in empowering individuals and building a positive community impact.For further details about this role please feel free to reach out toNikki on 0419 754 649 or nikki.dipasquale@genu.org.au

If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, apply now