Horticulture Technician

**Location**:Broadmeadows

**Role Type**:Part Time (0.4 EFT) Ongoing

**About The Role**:
Reporting to the Lead Educator, the **Horticulture Technician **will provide technical and logístical support to enable effective delivery of Food and Fibre Centre of Excellence courses (Laboratory Technology, Food Processing, Animal Science, Horticulture and Agriculture) at the Food and Fibre Centre of Excellence campus at Bendigo Charleston Road.

As the Horticulture Technician, you will engage with stakeholders to ensure the requirements for teaching and assessing are met in the set-up of practical activities. This will allow our teachers and students to be fully prepared for practical sessions.

At BKI, our purpose is to empower people and industry with the skills to create a bright future. To do that, we foster a culture that is _customer-centric _, works _together _and focuses on _achieving our best _in a _healthy and supportive environment _. Our employees find what they do at BKI to be meaningful and enriching. If you are passionate about putting the customer first, thrive being part of a united and inclusive team who collaborate and support each other to achieve outstanding results, please read the detailed position description document to understand our values and focus.

**We are excited about you because you have**:

- A relevant tertiary qualification in Horticulture and/or a related qualification
- Minimum 2 years previous experience working in a technical role
- A valid drivers licence
- Forklift license
- Bobcat or skid steer (optional)

**We can offer you**:

- Flexible work options
- Free onsite parking for most campuses
- Professional development programs
- Counselling support (EAP) and Health & Wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
- The opportunity to do meaningful and challenging work that makes a positive social impact
- Build a career in a world leading vocational education and training sector, with diverse and emerging career opportunities across Australia

**Things we will require from you**:

- Current Police Check
- Certified Right to Work document - Passport/Visa/Citizenship or Birth Certificate
- Certified vocational qualifications and certified transcripts (as listed in Resume and relevant to the position)
- COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a valid medical exemption

**About us**:
Bendigo Kangan Institute are the TAFE trading brands of Bendigo TAFE and Kangan Institute. As one of Victoria's largest TAFE providers, we want to stand out from the crowd with our state-of-the-art training centres offering a wide range of courses in a variety of fields.

VETASSESS and eWorks are also part of our wider organisation. VETASSESS is Australia's leading assessment partner and eWorks designs, builds and supports online learning.

We want to make a real difference for our students and communities, and we give people the opportunity to be the best they can be each day. We are a flexible, innovative, and dynamic place of learning and working with a rich multicultural atmosphere.

Position description below for your reference outlining key responsibilities of the role.
- NOTE: BKI reserves the right to withdraw this advertised position at any stage._