Garden Maintenance (In-Home Care)

This position will provide a range of gardening services in the Geelong Region to enable Home Instead clients to keep their green spaces safe, healthy and tidy and perform a range of home maintenance duties including making minor repairs around their home to support a client's wellbeing and safety.

Home Instead is a leading provider of high-quality, relationship-based in-home care for ageing adults. Home Instead Geelong was founded by Giovanni and Giselle Siano in 2018 and employs over 350 people in the local community. We help with a range of personal and lifestyle needs while providing welcome companionship for ageing adults.

Home Instead Geelong was named as Geelong’s ‘Business of the Year 2021’ and received the ‘Emerging Business (under 3 years) award in the Geelong Business Excellence Awards, a prestigious award which celebrates the achievements of businesses in the Geelong region.

We are seeking reliable, empathetic and experienced gardening professionals to assist our clients with basic gardening services including lawn mowing, trimming and edging, pruning, mulching and weeding.

We service the Geelong region (including Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast), Ballarat and Colac areas. We are currently recruiting Gardeners for Geelong and surrounding suburbs. If you are successful, you will be scheduled to attend client's home near to your location.

Hours of work are negotiable (minimum of 15h/week) as a casual or permanent role can be discussed.

What's on offer?

• Competitive and above award wages, starting $48.90 an hour
• Regular clients within your local area, flexibility of setting your own hours.
• A supportive team local to you.
• 24-hour phone and email support from our office based in Geelong West.
• Access to Sonder, a confidential support service available 24/7. This service includes a self-help library, location-based safety support, and on-demand support from a team of medical, mental health, and safety professionals via call and chat. This benefit extends to our Gardeners and their families.
• Be a part of a growing and highly dynamic organisation, named as Geelong’s ‘Business of the Year 2021’!

Essential Requirements:

• Must have own tools and equipment, including but not limited to: lawn mower, whipper snipper, hedge trimmer, leaf blower, pruning shears, rake, shovel, wheel barrow, safety shoes and gloves, etc.
• Prior experience as a Gardener is essential
• The ability to remain on your feet for long periods of time
• Love of working outdoors and plant life
• Clear National Police Check
• An insured vehicle and Drivers Licence
• A smartphone
• COVID vaccination

Why we do what we do at Home Instead Geelong