Apprentice - Horticulture - Parks and Gardens

**Kiama Council is committed to promoting diversity and fostering inclusion as part of its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) initiatives.**

Kiama Council is currently seeking an enthusiastic person with a positive attitude to join our Parks & Gardens Team as a Horticulture Apprentice.This is a temporary full time position for the duration of the apprenticeship (4 years). The successful applicant will be required to successfully complete a pre employment functional assessment and be able to commence TAFE in early February 2025.

**Apprenticeship ID**
- 8005**Apprenticeship Name**
- Horticulture - Parks and Gardens Certificate III**Vocation**
- Horticulture - Parks and Gardens**Qualification Name**
- Certificate III in Parks and Gardens**Qualification National Code**
- AHC31024**Qualification Level**
- AQF - Certificate III**Term of training**
- 48 Months nominal term**What we offer...**
- Temporary full time, 38 hours per week
- Weekly pay rate from $516.15 (your rate of pay will be dependent on your age and the highest year of school you completed)
- Plus 11.5 % superannuation

**What you'll need to be successful in the role...**

**What you'll love about working for Kiama Council...**
- We understand the need for flexibility and can offer:

- Accrued flex time allowing up to two days off each month for indoor staff
- Nine day working fortnight for outdoor staff
- Hybrid working arrangements e.g. work from home
- Generous leave entitlements including:

- Paid parental leave
- Fifteen days of sick leave
- Long service leave after five years
- Casual loading in lieu of leave entitlements for casual employees
- We value your health and wellbeing and offer:

- Access to the Fitness Passport
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program
- Two paid health and wellbeing days each year
- We encourage professional development and learning and development opportunities including:

- Study assistance
- On the job training
- Payment of licenses, tickets and courses deemed essential for your role
- Access to social club events for social club members:

- BBQ's, raffles and year round events and celebrations
- Birthday and Christmas vouchers

**What you'll enjoy about the Kiama LGA...**

Join our dedicated and enthusiastic team who are committed to creating a Municipality that has a healthy, vibrant, beautiful environment and harmonious connected and resilient community. We are focused on, not only achieving our organisational goals but assisting staff to realise their professional and personal goals.

**Contact**:Adam Vaughan, Parks and Gardens Coordinator on 0401 134 491.

**Closing Date**: Sunday 27th October 2024 at 11:30pm.

We pride ourselves on being One Council | One Team with our values

**Respect** | **Integrity **| **Innovation **| **Teamwork **| **Excellence**

underpinning everything we do.

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