Address Job Description
Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan
Job type: Part time
Organisation: Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Salary: $66,923 - $73,932
Occupation: Agriculture/Primary Industry
Reference: VG/422071
Work as part of a dedicated team on the Melbourne Gardens Lightscape event
Part time (0.8 FTE) Fixed-term (April 2024 – October 2024)
South Yarra location
Who We Are Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (RBGV) employs over 240 staff overseeing two beautiful world-class gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. The organisation fosters an understanding and appreciation for plants and the natural world through arts and culture and education programs, world-leading scientific research, plant conservation programs, and promotes health and wellbeing in nature. For further information please visit https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/
What You'll Do This role is responsible for providing horticulture support before, during, and after the Melbourne Gardens Lightscape event. You will support the day-to-day horticultural activities including maintenance, development, curation, and conservation of living plant collections through the application of horticultural techniques. You will select appropriate plants, identify suitable growing environments, monitor plant performance, and implement pest management controls to achieve the highest standards of presentation. In addition, this role will assist with broader organisational requirements to ensure the success of Lightscape and contribute to landscape recovery such as turf replacement post Lightscape. You will work collaboratively as part of a team, and with staff from other branches and divisions as well as external stakeholders to develop positive and professional relationships for the achievement of organisation priorities.
What You'll Bring The successful candidate will hold a Trade Certificate, Advanced Certificate, relevant tertiary qualifications or other equivalent qualification and experience in Horticulture or related field. You will have demonstrated experience working in a large public garden, such as botanic garden, or other relevant experience, and a sound knowledge of horticultural practices, plant identification, and curation. You are well versed in the safe and effective operation of horticultural machinery and equipment, and selection and use of PPE in addition to a demonstrated ability of optimising plant performance, IMP strategies, and accurate records keeping. Your excellent communication skills enable you to work well within a team, providing support and training to the development of apprentices, internship students, volunteers, or other staff, along with the ability to provide clear and professional horticultural advice to a variety of audiences.
Working with Us At RBGV you'll be part of a nationally-recognised organisation that makes a genuine impact on a local and international scale. As an employee you will benefit from flexible working arrangements to assist in creating genuine work/life balance, annual leave loading, access to an Employee Assistance Program and much more.
How to Apply To apply for this role, please visit the Victorian Government Careers website at http://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au. You must submit a recent resume along with a document responding to each of the Key Selection Criteria as stated in the position description prior to the deadline. Applications will only be accepted via the Victorian Government website. Enquiries can be directed by email to recruitment@rbg.vic.gov.au. RBGV is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our organisation is a proudly child safe organisation and committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All applicants will be required to complete the necessary pre-employment checks prior to appointment.
