Gardener - Caloundra

Competitive payrates + Not for Profit Salary Sacrifice
- Great team working together to make a difference
- Supportive organisation/Great staff culture

**Join a supportive and friendly team working together to make a real difference not only for the people we care for, but also each other**

Southern Cross Care QLD have an opportunity for a Gardener/Maintenance Officer to join our SCCQ family working at our Caloundra Rise Retirement Estate in Little Mountain on the Sunshine Coast.

**What can Southern Cross Care Queensland offer you?**
- **Competitive pay rates with the benefit of Not-for-Profit salary sacrifice options to take home more**:

- **Permanent full-time role, with regular working hours, offering stability within a supportive organization**:

- **Opportunity to join a purpose driven organization with g**reat staff culture**:

- **Ongoing individualised training**:

- **Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families and support programs like Thrive (access 50% of your earned wages early)**

**About the role**

Working as part of our Gardening-Maintenance team, as a Gardener, you will work closely with the Estate Manager and the Gardeners to ensure the establishment and upkeep of the gardens and grounds within this Retirement Estate. To be successful in this role you will need to be someone who is approachable, reliable and brings enthusiasm and a can-do attitude to your work**.**

**Tasks may include but not be limited to**:

- Horticultural and grounds development, maintenance and monitoring.
- Garden beds re-planting and maintenance to maximise seasonal conditions.
- Pruning of trees and shrubs.
- Lawn mowing, edging, fertilising and weeding.
- Clearing and removal of garden refuse.
- Path, drains and edge repair and maintenance.
- Ensuring that fences and retaining walls are maintained in good repair.
- Undertaking of routine repair work and maintenance within the site.

**What will you bring to the role?**
- Certificate III in Horticulture, Parks and Gardens or related field (highly regarded)
- Previous experience and knowledge in general and commercial maintenance and gardening
- Knowledge of trade resources and suppliers of materials
- Current manual drivers licence
- Exceptional people and interpersonal skills
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills to be able to communicate with various stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage time effectively

**Who is Southern Cross Care Queensland?**

Southern Cross Care Queensland (SCCQ) is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation established by the Knights of the Southern Cross, more than 40 years ago. They saw a need to provide compassionate care and inclusive service to some of the most vulnerable, the ageing population, in the community.

Since then, SCCQ has grown to employ over 1700 staff caring for and supporting more than 2000 people across 17 residential aged care homes, 7 retirement villages, 28 social houses, the National Disability and Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Home Care services in metropolitan and regional Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

We are passionate about growing communities where best lives are lived, and serving the needs of our residents and clients with compassion and care is, as always, at the heart of what we do.

At SCCQ, we are just as focused on creating a culture where every person matters. Our culture program Known & Loved is unique to Southern Cross Care Queensland, enabling staff to build genuine community connections with each other and those we serve.

**How can you apply?**
- Our Mission_**_: _**_Inspired by Catholic moral and social teachings which value and respect human life and the dignity of the individual, we will provide a quality of care and accommodation to meet the needs of all who place their trust in us._