Gardener - Whangarei

**Job description**:
**Gardener - Whangarei**

We are looking for a reliable and motivated Gardener to join our Gardening Team on a full-time permanent basis. If you enjoy working outdoors, looking after gardens and want to be part of a great team we would love to hear from you.

This role is critical within our Whangarei based team and the successful applicant will be responsible for the planting and maintenance of gardens in parks and reserves within the Whangarei Council area. Citycare Property maintains parks and reserves across Whangarei and it's our responsibility to look after the spaces where communities gather, connect with others and with nature. Our people are local, we care about the spaces we look after and the wellbeing of our communities.

**Key Responsibilities**:
This role will be responsible for:

- Ongoing maintenance of gardens, parks and reserves
- Working on a reactive and/or scheduled basis in accordance with contract specifications
- Annual bedding displays
- Basic weeding
- Line trimming
- Mulching

**Requirements**:

- Full Class 1 Driver Licence (class 2 desired)
- Experience in garden maintenance or relevant industry
- A relevant national certificate in Horticulture is desired but not essential
- Ability to work to and meet deadlines
- A strong emphasis on health and safety
- Ability to work alone and within the wider team
- Passion for the local community
- The right to work in New Zealand

**Benefits**:
People enjoy working in this team because no two days are ever the same You will be supported and mentored by our wider parks team allowing to grow and achieve great things in this role. Other benefits include:

- Full training and career development on offer
- Access to discounted health insurance; employee assistance programme; access to mental health first aiders; genuine open-door across all levels of the organisation
- Work-life balance, being able to work set hours during the week but also having the opportunity to take on extra hours.

**All successful applicants will need to have a right to work in NZ, pass a pre-employment medical and drug screening test, and provide two references.**

**About Us**

Citycare Property is a values-driven organisation that builds, operates, maintains and renews Aotearoa's social infrastructure. We are proudly Kiwi owned and our community-centric values are well aligned to the local and central government customers that entrust us to care for their assets. We take the responsibility of being a good Kiwi company seriously and we are continuously focused on ensuring our company is a force for good - particularly in the area of sustainability, in the broadest sense (social, environmental, cultural and economic).

Our company purpose is to **_Enhance the Wellbeing of our Communities_**_. _The social infrastructure we take care of are spaces where communities gather, connect, share a sense of place and pride, or go to receive essential services. We champion and prioritise local people, local businesses and local needs.

Our organisation would not exist if it were not for the wonderful team of people that make up the Citycare Property whānau. People and their safety are at the heart of everything we do. It is a priority for our business to provide opportunities for growth, meaningful career pathways and training. We model and benchmark ourselves to be a world-class service business - this sees us prioritise efficient and effective services, informed decision making and our customers being at the centre of everything we do.

Citycare Property's values of **_We Discover, We Deliver, We Care_** resonate strongly with our team and our customers and have laid an excellent organisational backbone on which to build the future of our business.