Please send applications via Seek or to ••••@byronherbs.com.au by 9.00am Mon 31st August 2026.
Applicants MUST address ALL the listed criteria below and attach a copy of your current resume which MUST include two phone referees including your current employer if possible.
Essential Criteria
- Cert III in Horticulture or higher
- Strong horticultural knowledge and hands-on experience
- Disability support training including personal care or willingness to undertake
- Experience supervising staff and working in a team based culture including contributing to team based decision making
- Personal qualities: people-and-plants person who is calm, grounded and can lead by example,
- Admin experience
- Demonstrated passion and commitment to providing people with a disability real options for employment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to connect with clients
- Current Driver’s Licence
- Current First Aid Certificate with CPR or willingness to complete
- Current NDIS Clearance screening check or willingness to complete
- Own reliable transport and comprehensive insurance
Desirable Criteria
- Disability sector experience
- Plant nursery experience
- Willingness to promote and advocate for the nursery and its workers in the wider community
The successful person
To be successful in the role, you will be a people and plants person with experience supervising staff and working in a team based culture. You will have a desire to inspire and lead people, achieving team outcomes in a fast paced and challenging team environment.
The Role
As our Nursery Team Leader, you will oversee plant propagation planning and scheduling and lead a team of support staff and nursery hands living with a disability. You will be part of a dynamic team that has a positive impact on clients and communities.
Key duties include:
- Supervise, support and work with other disability support staff,
accommodating workflows while still being willing to make decisions and provide direction where needed including running regular check-ins and meetings
- Oversee plant propagation planning and scheduling including monitoring stock levels and quality control
- Supervise plant nutrition, the treatment of plant pests and diseases and oversee stock maintenance
- Supervise the ordering and purchase of product inputs while adhering to budget allocations,
- Hands-on support role including assisting participants with personal care and managing challenging behaviours
- Supervision of the handling of shift notes, progress notes and monitoring the progress of participant goals and the effectiveness of their supports
- Be active in advocating the rights of people with a disability
- Communicating with team members, family members, advocates and other support services
- Ensure risk and health and safety policies, procedures, regulations and legislation are adhered to including maintaining nursery quarterly safety checklist, material safety data sheets & safe work method statements.
- Ensure that supports are provided in accordance with the National Disability Service Standards, NDIS Code of Conduct and other relevant legislation
- Supervising the orientation and induction of new employees, volunteers and work experience placements
- Explore new markets and liaise regularly with existing customers, packing and delivering orders, sometimes using your own vehicle
- Assist manager with admin duties such as banking.