Groundsperson
wesley mission queensland
📍 chermside australia🕐 3mo ago🔗 workday
Job Description
**Your Role as Groundsperson**
Join our team in maintaining welcoming, safe, and well-presented environments across multiple sites. In this hands-on role, you’ll ensure gardens and grounds are kept neat and attractive for residents and visitors, while also supporting minor maintenance, repairs, and refurbishment works.
Key responsibilities of this role include:
* Maintaining existing gardens and assist with new development works for landscaping around the site.
* Communicating clearly and compassionately especially to elderly residents in their home whilst carrying out garden maintenance.
* Maintaining a high level of understanding of suitability for plants insofar as maintainability needs, lifespan, appearance and provision of related technical advice as required.
* Using motorized garden equipment, while ensuring the safety of residents, visitors and staff in the proximity.
* Implementing environmentally friendly garden management practices.
* Developing a sound knowledge of new equipment to the extent required to effectively maintain the equipment.
**What We Offer**
* **Salary Packaging:** As a not‑for‑profit employer, we offer generous salary packaging benefits that help maximise your take‑home pay. You can package up to **$15,900** each year on everyday living expenses and up to **$2,650** on meals and entertainment—reducing your taxable income and giving you more in your pocket.
* **Perks and Benefits:** We love our employee benefits, and you’ll love them too! Get discounts on private health insurance, gym memberships and travel and so much more.
* **Team Culture**: Be part of a collaborative and supportive team that values your skills and wellbeing.
* **Free and Secure Car Parking**: No more paid parking! Employees can enjoy complimentary access to secure parking, ensuring the safety of their vehicles while at work.
**What We’re Looking For**
* Experience in the provision of grounds, gardens and environmental services (preferred in a health care or similar environment).
* Strong conversational and written communication skills
* Knowledge of use of pesticides & other chemicals including safe handling & storage.
* Understanding of contemporary methods of plant care.
* Commitment to customer service, equal employment opportunity, workplace health and safety and continuous quality improvement.
**Essential Requirements**
* Proof of COVID-19 vaccination status (or as required by legislation and WMQ policy)
* Relevant probity checks required by legislation and WMQ Limited policy.
* Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to travel for work
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