PACIFIC MOTEL GROUP PTY LTD trading as River of Gold Motel are seeking a motivated Landscape Gardener to join a team responsible for the development and maintenance of outdoor garden and landscaped areas of several of our properties. This role involves both softscape and hardscape landscaping work, ensuring outdoor environments are well-maintained, safe, and visually appealing.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package ($75,000–$85,000 per annum, based on experience and role requirements) 
• Full-time employment (38 hours per week) 
• Opportunity to work in a structured landscaping environment across maintenance and construction projects on several of our properties
• On-the-job training and skill development in horticulture and landscaping practices 
• Exposure to a variety of outdoor landscaping tasks including garden maintenance and construction works 
• Supportive team environment with supervision and guidance 
• Opportunities for long-term career development within PACIFIC MOTEL GROUP PTY LTD of properties

Task & responsibilities

• Planning and constructing garden landscapes

• Preparing and maintaining seedbeds and growing sites 
• Propagating and planting trees, bushes, hedges, flowers and bulbs 
• Preparing lawn areas by spreading top soil and planting grass, and by laying instant turf 
• Maintaining planted and grassed areas by weeding, trimming, fertilising, watering and mowing 
• Pruning trees and hedges, and installing plant support and protection devices 
• Preparing plans and drawings, selecting materials and plants, and scheduling landscape construction 
• Setting out and installing hardscape and softscape structures 
• Constructing gravel and paved areas, walls, fences, pergolas, ponds, barbecues and garden furniture 
• Examining trees to assess their condition and determine treatment 
• Lopping limbs off trees and shaping branches using chain and handsaws 
• Spraying and dusting plants and trees to control insects and disease, and felling diseased trees

Qualification & experience

• AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or 
• AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) or Overseas equivalent qualifications or 
• at least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above