About the Role:

Are you passionate about plants and looking to develop your horticultural skills in a world-renowned environment? The Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia is offering an exciting 3-year full-time horticultural traineeship. This is your chance to work with some of the most important botanical collections in the state while receiving valuable, hands-on training and experience.

About the Traineeship:

• Duration: 3-year training contract.
• Location: The Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia (3 sites).
• On-the-job training: Work alongside experienced horticulturists at the Botanic Gardens’ living collections.
• Off-the-job training: Learn at a registered training organisation to gain formal qualifications.   

What You'll Do:

As a Horticultural Trainee, you’ll play a key role in maintaining and developing the Botanic Gardens' living collections. You’ll be involved in a wide range of horticultural activities, including:

• Planting and nurturing plants
• Pruning for growth and aesthetic appeal
• Fertilising to support plant health
• Mowing and maintaining lawns
• Weeding and controlling pests
• Edging garden beds and pathways
• Irrigation system maintenance
• Pest control and management
• Turf culture

Why Apply?

• Learn from the best: Work with a team of skilled horticulturists.
• Gain a nationally recognised qualification through off-the-job training.
• Be a part of something special: Help preserve and develop the Botanic Gardens' incredible plant collections.
• Enjoy diverse work environments: Gain experience across all three Botanic Gardens of South Australia sites.
• Working in an organisation that is contributing to significant environmental outcomes in the great state of South Australia!
• Be part of a fun, collaborative and supportive team.
• Free entry into DEW managed Parks in South Australia.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Meaningful and rewarding career.

Skill and Knowledge Attributes:

• Identifies and defines problems relating to their daily work.
• Uses common sense and past experiences to approach problems and provide options to their manager for resolving the issue.
• Communicates early on if there are circumstances that will prevent them from meeting deadline.
• Check to ensure that procedures are followed or keeps clear detailed records of own activities.
• Open to new ways of working and to learning more about the horticultural industry.

Special Conditions:

• May be required to participate in fire management or associated duties.
• Some out of hours work may be required.
• Intrastate travel including overnight absences may be required.
• This role has been designated as a Position of Trust pursuant to the standards required in the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework. By applying for this role you consent to being screened under the process of obtaining a National Police Clearance (NPC), and to the Department requiring you to obtain a National Police Clearance (NPC).

Contract:: Contract for up to 3 Years

Remuneration:

• Traineeship (TCG) Training Wage Provisions apply.
• 267.00 min - $692.00 per week