Landscape Labourer

Location: North Geelong- Brand: Community, Residential & Pathways- Date Posted: 14 Nov 2024- **Type of employment**: Part time, ongoing
- **Pay rates**: from $25.89 + 11.5% Super + Salary packaging
- **Plus** Non-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year, plus additional meals and entertainment benefits.
- **Location**: North Geelong

**Hey You**:
Are you passionate about the outdoors and working with your hands? Do you enjoy creating and maintaining beautiful landscapes? We’re looking for a Landscape Labourer to join our team and help bring outdoor spaces to life

As a **Landscape Labourer,** you’ll play an essential role in the execution of a variety of landscaping projects, working alongside a dedicated team to enhance the functionality and appearance of outdoor spaces. From planting to hardscaping and equipment operation, you’ll be involved in every aspect of the landscaping process.

If you’re hardworking, have a love for nature, and enjoy working both independently and in a team, we want to hear from you

**Some of your key responsibilities**:

- Perform manual labour tasks like digging, raking, planting, and mulching.
- Assist with landscaping installation and maintenance, including pathways, fences, and irrigation.
- Operate and maintain landscaping equipment such as trucks, bobcats, and excavators.
- Assist with loading, unloading, and transporting materials and tools to job sites.
- Follow safety procedures, maintain a clean work area, and meet project deadlines.
- Work effectively with the team, report issues to the supervisor, and maintain professionalism.

**About You**:
You’ll be someone who loves the outdoors, is motivated, and takes pride in your work. You’ll also need to work well as part of a team and be able to take initiative when working independently.

**We require you to have**

**Essential**
- Motor Vehicle Licence (essential)

**You will need the following docs and clearances for this role**
- NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain;
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module Certificate (WOM) or willingness to obtain;
- Working with Children's Check for a paid employment

**Desirable**
- Medium Rigid Truck Licence
- Bobcat Licence
- Excavator Licence
- Previous experience in landscaping (preferred but not essential)

**genU Benefits & Culture**:
Here at genU we're a group 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 safe and inclusive environment for all and living the values of genU each and every day

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

- **Investment in You**: genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs and our internal jobs board.
- **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**: salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits up to $2,500
- 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.
- Study Scholarship: all genU employees are eligible for a 25% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
- Employee Referral Program: Refer someone to work with us and receive a generous cash bonus once your they complete a 6 months qualifying period.