Job Description
Inspire a Love of Nature in Young Children
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Do you have a passion for gardening and sustainability, along with a genuine love of working with children?
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We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Horticultural Educator to join our Niño Early Learning Adventures centre in Ivanhoe for 3 days per week. This is a unique opportunity to combine your horticultural knowledge with hands-on learning experiences, helping children aged 2-6 years discover the joy of growing food, caring for plants, and connecting with nature.
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Working alongside our educators, you will facilitate engaging gardening experiences, care for our vegetable gardens, and support children's learning through play-based experiences that fosters curiosity, confidence, and environmental responsibility.
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About The Role
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As our Horticultural Educator, you will play an important role in creating engaging outdoor learning experiences while maintaining our gardens and edible growing spaces.
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Your Responsibilities Will Include
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Planning, planting and maintaining our vegetable gardens, herb gardens and outdoor learning spaces.
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Facilitating hands-on learning experiences that introduce children to growing fruit and vegetables, seasonal planting, composting and sustainability.
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Creating fun, hands-on gardening experiences for children aged 2-6 years.
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Working alongside our Early Childhood Educators to support the integration of gardening experiences into the learning program in line with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).
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Caring for plants, soil health, irrigation and seasonal garden maintenance.
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Encouraging children's curiosity, independence and appreciation of the natural environment.
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Maintaining gardening tools and ensuring protected work practices are followed.
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About You
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We're looking for someone who is passionate about both horticulture and inspiring the next generation.
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You Will Have
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Experience in horticulture, landscaping,



market gardening or nursery operations.
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Certificate III in Horticulture or equivalent experience (desirable).
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Knowledge of seasonal planting, edible gardens and sustainable gardening practices.
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Experience engaging with children through schools or community education programs (highly regarded).
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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A warm, engaging and patient approach with young children.
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The ability to work independently while collaborating with our education team.
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A current Working with Children Check (or willingness to obtain).
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Current First Aid, CPR, Asthma and Anaphylaxis qualifications (or willingness to obtain).
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Why Join Us?
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At Niño ELA, we believe children develop a lifelong connection to nature through meaningful hands-on experiences. Our gardens are more than just growing spaces; they are outdoor classrooms where children learn about sustainability, healthy eating, science, responsibility and caring for the environment.
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We Offer
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Part-time position - 3 days per week
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A supportive and welcoming team environment.
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The opportunity to design and grow our edible gardens.
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A rewarding role making a genuine impact on children's learning and wellbeing.
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Ongoing professional development and support.
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The chance to combine your love of horticulture with inspiring children's learning in a truly unique role.
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If you're passionate about plants, sustainability and inspiring young children to learn through nature, we'd love to hear from you.
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We welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
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Niño Early Learning Adventures is committed to being a child protected environment and has a zero tolerance to child abuse. We have a duty of care to prevent child abuse and identify risks early, including reducing and removing these risks.
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You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.
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📌 Horticultural Educator (South Australia)
🏢 Nino Early Learning Adventures
📍 South Australia