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Rose Garden Maintenance Officer

Morwell | Permanent Full Time

Band 4 Salary : $75,826.50 plus applicable allowances as per the Enterprise Agreement

We're looking for a Rose Garden Maintenance Officer to join our City Presentation team. In this role, you'll lead the maintenance and presentation of the iconic Morwell Rose Garden and Morwell CBD, ensuring these important community spaces remain vibrant, safe and beautifully maintained for residents and visitors to enjoy.

This is a great opportunity to combine your horticultural expertise with hands-on leadership, helping to deliver one of Latrobe City's most recognised public spaces and supporting the success of the annual Rose Garden Festival.

Why Join Us at Council?

When you join Latrobe City Council, you'll make a real impact in your community while working in an inclusive, supportive and child safe environment that values your growth and wellbeing. We offer:

- Opportunities to support your learning, development and career progression
- A collaborative team environment where you'll feel supported and connected
- Meaningful work where you can make a difference in the community
- A positive and inclusive workplace culture
- Flexible working arrangements to support your work-life balance

Join a team that supports you to thrive and empowers you to grow your career, right here in the heart of Gippsland.

What You'll be Doing

- Lead maintenance activities across the Morwell Rose Garden and Morwell CBD.
- Deliver high-quality horticultural maintenance services that meet community expectations and support the annual Rose Garden Festival.
- Train and mentor horticulture staff and apprentices in contemporary gardening practices and techniques.




- Provide specialist advice regarding the ongoing maintenance and presentation of the Rose Garden and CBD.
- Safely operate and maintain horticultural equipment, chemicals and plant
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across Council's horticulture, landscaping and wetlands operations.

About You

You are an experienced horticultural professional who takes pride in maintaining high-profile public spaces. You enjoy working outdoors, mentoring others and applying your technical knowledge to deliver outstanding landscape presentation outcomes.

You bring strong horticultural expertise, excellent communication skills and a commitment to safety, customer service and continuous improvement. Most importantly, you are passionate about creating welcoming and attractive public spaces for the community.

Key Selection Criteria

- Ability to explain horticultural processes and procedures to staff and apprentices.
- Demonstrated experience in chemical usage including pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and algaecides.
- Demonstrated commitment to customer service, continuous improvement and Council's values of Accountability, Trust, Collaboration and Innovation

Qualifications

- Certificate III or IV in Horticulture with demonstrated substantial relevant experience.
- Current Victorian Driver's Licence with minimum Medium Rigid endorsement.
- Construction Induction Card (White Card)




- AgVet Chemical Users Certificate or Agricultural Chemical User Permit (ACUP).
- Current Traffic Management and Control Certificate

· We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences, even if you don't meet every requirement.

· Successful applicants will be required to satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check, Working with Children's Check and successfully undertake a pre-employment Medical Check.

Interested or Want to Learn More?

Contact Mark Young – Supervisor Horticulture Landscaping & Wetlands Maintenance on 04•• ••• 189. All discussions about recruitment at Council are confidential.

Ready to Apply?

Please click Apply Now to start your application. We're looking forward to receiving your application by 5.00 pm on Thursday 26th November 2026.

Belonging at Latrobe City Council

At Latrobe City Council, we are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong. We have zero tolerance for child abuse and are committed to maintaining a child secure organisation. Our recruitment practices reflect this. We value diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and offer support through our Indigenous Employment Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. For further information, contact ••••@latrobe.vic.gov.au or 13•• ••• 700. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact our Careers team at ••••@latrobe.vic.gov.au or 5128 6113.

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