Assistant Gardener

2 weeks ago

Fitzroy, Australia Serco Full time

**Melbourne Parks & Gardens**:

- **Permanent Full-time Position**:

- **Working Hours: Monday to Friday 6:40am - 3:10pm**

**About the Role**

We are now seeking **Assistant Gardeners **to be responsible for the provision of all garden works to ensure compliance with our City of Melbourne contract requirements.

**About You**

As the Assistant Gardener you will thrive in a hands on, physical work environment. You are a team player who has the ability to interact and communicate with a variety of people from the general public to senior management.
- To be successful in the role you will have:_
- The highest levels of personal integrity and ethical behaviour
- Availability to work 6:40am to 3:10pm Monday to Friday
- Current Driver’s Licence
- Six months experience in general gardening and Horticultural Machinery Operation (Desirable)
- Experience dealing with graffiti removal (Desirable)
- High energy level
- Team player
- Undertakes duties in a safe and responsible manner
- This is a position of trust and responsibility and to support this we will conduct a thorough probity assessment, which includes a national police check as an essential selection component for this role._

**About Facilities Management and Melbourne Parks & Gardens**

Since 2014, Serco has managed more than 500 hectares of Melbourne’s CBD open spaces, including Fitzroy Gardens, the Shrine of Remembrance and the historic Queen Victoria Gardens, which are home to the iconic Floral Clock. Across two city regions, Serco maintain more than four million square metres of grasslands, turf, and sporting grounds and care for more than 300,000 square metres of floral beds. Through our services, we manage and protect the council’s investment in parks, gardens, buildings, and infrastructure, recognising that the distinctive physical character of a city is a major contributing factor to its economic and social vitality. With Serco’s recent acquisition of leading Facilities Management company _Facilities First_ it has reinforced Serco’s position as a leading provider of Facilities Management in the Australian Market and strengthened the partnership with the City of Melbourne.

**Serco and Proud**

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, but everyone also has an important role to play from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 60,000+ globally and 16,000+ in Asia Pacific responsible for delivering essential public services in areas including defence, justice, immigration, healthcare, facilities management and citizen services.

**Join Us**
- Serco’s values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people matter and make a difference every day._

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