Horticulture Officer

HORTICULTURE OFFICER

 Make a genuine difference working with the dedicated team at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary!

• Voted one of the Gold Coast’s most popular tourist destinations!
• Unique opportunity to be part of a value-led and future focused organisation.

About National Trust Queensland & the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Voted one of the Gold Coast’s most popular tourist destinations, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is the crown jewel of the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) [NTAQ] properties. As one of Queensland’s earliest nature-based tourist destinations, the Sanctuary is a physical embodiment of everything the NTAQ represents: to protect, conserve, and celebrate the Environmental, Built and Cultural heritage of our State.

As we continue to welcome visitors to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, we have an opportunity for an experienced Full time Horticulture Officer to join our Maintenance team at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, the largest property within the National Trust Australia (Queensland) portfolio. 

About the Role

The Horticulture Officer role will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance and improvement of the sanctuary's grounds, including trails, exhibits, and public areas. This role involves developing and implementing landscaping plans that support biodiversity and enhance the overall aesthetic appeal of the sanctuary. Collaboration with the wildlife team is crucial to ensuring that habitats meet the highest standards of safety and comfort for our wildlife collection.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have at least 3 years’ maintenance experience, demonstrated experience leading people and teams and the ability to ensure completion of projects within given timeframes. Other key skills and qualifications we are looking for include:

• Carrying out gardening labouring duties including general grounds and gardens maintenance.
• Performing daily horticulture tasks as directed by the horticulture team leader including, planting, mulching, spraying, mowing, brush cutting, weeding, soft and hard landscaping.
• Undertake a variety of landscaping projects within the grounds and exhibits of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Undertake bush regeneration and revegetation duties throughout and around the grounds as directed by the Team Leader.
• Work well in a wider team to ensure accurate and timely completion of projects.
• This role is based at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary however may require working at off-site plantations.
• Proven knowledge and compliance with industry safety guidelines, rules and regulations.

What we can offer

Just as our charter is to protect, conserve, and celebrate the Environmental, Built and Cultural heritage of our State, we also are committed to ensuring our Team Members are protected, taken care of, and of course celebrated!  We offer current and future team members:

• Flexible Work Practices
• NTAQ Team Member Card offering unlimited entry to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and other SEQ sites and generous retail & food & beverage discounts.
• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Family & Friends Passes