Gardener

At our core, RSL LifeCare provides care and services to veterans and seniors who live in our communities or are receiving support at home. Our vision of creating proud communities living their best lives is at the heart of everything we do as we continue to build upon our legacy of supporting veterans and their families for more than 100 years.

This is an opportunity for you to join a large social purpose organisation where your skills and compassion will be valued and enable you to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives.

We are looking for a Gardener to join our team at our Retirement Living Village in Narrabeen. You will look after general gardening activities across our Retirement Village to ensure the grounds are always looking and operating at their absolute best.

Hours are:

- Mondays - Thursdays - 7am - 3:30pm

- Fridays - 7am-1:30pm
 

A bit about your new role: 

• Create new gardens using your existing skills and horticultural knowledge

• Care for indoor plants, including recycling and re‑potting schedules

• Maintain nursery stock to ensure healthy and well‑presented plants

• Maintain gardens and grounds, including watering, raking and lawn mowing

• Tend to aviaries, ponds and garden features to keep them clean and functioning

• Clean paths and common areas to ensure safe and tidy shared spaces

• Collect and dispose of garden waste (and general waste when required)

• Remove leaves and twigs, including clearing road gutters where relevant

• Maintain gardening equipment and ensure all tools are kept in good working order

• Secure tools and equipment used across gardens and grounds
   

A bit about you: 

• Basic working knowledge of quality systems as they relate to gardening services.

• Demonstrated ability to work within a team and to take direction.

• Competent written and verbal communication skills.

• Basic computer literacy.

• Demonstrated compassion, tolerance, patience and empathy for aged people.

• Willing to learn about aged care and the principles guiding this sector

• Ability to interact with the residents on a day-to-day basis and have a genuine interest in their wellbeing

What we offer:

• Non-profit salary packaging (up to $15,900 for Everyday Living Expenses & $2,650 Meal Entertainment allowance)

• Career and professional development opportunities

• A supportive team environment and stable employment

We are proud to stand for our unique values: Do the Right Thing, Aim Higher, Care from the Heart, and Act as One team.

We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Veterans, current serving ADF personnel, their families and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

It is a mandatory requirement for a team member working in the Aged Care sector to have a valid Police Check or a valid National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) check, or potentially both, to undertake the inherent requirements of the role. 

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