Assistant Gardener - Horticulture

Wellington City Council

  • Wellington
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
  • Kick start or develop your career in horticulture
  • Bring your passion for plants and willingness to learn while gaining qualifications
  • full time permanent - Living wage + 5 weeks annual leave
Kia mahi ngātahi mō Pōneke mō tōna āpōpō | Working together for Wellington's future.As a great harbour capital city, Wellington City Council has established a vision for Wellington as 'an inclusive, sustainable and creative capital for people to live, work and play'. The future of Wellington is compact, inclusive & connected, greener, resilient, vibrant and prosperous.The Parks Operations team provide a critical customer facing support service, ensuring the city's residents and visitors enjoy a well-managed and maintained environment.Ko wai tātou - The roleWe are looking for a physically fit, motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team in Parks, Sport and Recreation, Horticulture Team as an Assistant Gardner. Satisfying, challenging and rewarding, this could be the perfect career path if you have, a passion for plants, love learning and enjoy working in the outdoors.For this role, you need to have a drivers licence - even better if you have a class 2 heavy trade licence but if not, we can support the right person to complete this. A Horticulture qualification would be ideal but not essential however you do need to be willing and eager to learn. If you've got NZQA Level 3 National Certificate in Amenity Horticulture, we can support you to complete your level 4 qualification.Earn a salary while you gain valuable work experience, complete qualifications (including traffic management), work in a variety of locations across beautiful gardens of Wellington and enjoy the benefits of working alongside knowledgeable industry professionals with years of experience.There is a requirement to be physically fit for this role and applicants must be prepared to undergo pre-employment health, fitness and drug screening.Diversity:We want your application to enable you to portray the real you. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the advert through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
We welcome applications from all walks of life and like our workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve.Accessibility Support:We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have, are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support, we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing:Applications close Friday 5th September 2025. Please note that we may engage with applicants prior to the vacancy closing and/or close applications ahead of this date so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.All applications must be submitted online - we will not accept emailed applications.All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Wellington City Council