Horticulturist - Turf

7 days ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Parliament of Victoria Full time

**Horticulturist - Turf**

**Department of Parliamentary Services**
- Work at the iconic Victorian Parliament House
- Ongoing, part-time role (3 days per week)
- PoV 3.1, $74,580 - $82,571

The _Parliamentary Administration Act 2005_ and the Parliamentary Officers (Non-Executive Staff - Victoria) Single Enterprise Agreement will be revised during 2025 and is a nexus agreement to the Victorian Public Sector Enterprise Agreement. It is anticipated that the revised salary range for Grade 3.1 will be $76,817 to $85,048.

**About the role**

Our Building & Grounds team is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented turf specialist with strong horticultural knowledge and a commitment to maintaining high standards of turf and garden care. Key duties include:

- Turf and Horticulture Maintenance: Carrying out all aspects of turf maintenance and a broad range of horticulture tasks, including fertilising, pruning, plant propagation, irrigation, and weed control, ensuring high standards for playing surfaces and garden areas.
- Health, Safety, and Compliance: Understanding and complying with all health, safety, and risk management policies and procedures, ensuring personal actions do not impact the health and safety of others, and keep updated with relevant legislation and regulations.

**About you**

Essential Skills:

- Proficiency in turf maintenance, plant propagation, fertilising, pruning, and irrigation.
- Strong understanding of health, safety, and risk management policies and procedures.

**Why join us?**

We offer flexible work, come to the iconic heritage listed Parliament House building or our adjacent modern offices and collaborate with the team one day, work from home the next.

We understand that your health and wellbeing are integral to your success and have a range of benefits to ensure your physical and mental health are supported. These include access to health and wellbeing initiatives.

Your professional development is important to us. That's why we have a dedicated learning and development framework, along with development programs and targeted in-house training to support your professional growth.

When you excel at your work and initiate innovative solutions or go above and beyond to demonstrate our values, you will be recognised for your efforts through our reward and recognition program.

For more information about a career with us, visit us website.

**How to apply**

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