Mornington Green Living Legacy Gardens is a unique 32-acre memorial park in Somerville, where families create lasting legacies through living legacy trees.
As the Horticultural Landscape Crew Leader within the Landscaping team, you will supervise a small crew delivering high-quality horticultural maintenance across Mornington Greens, gardens, memorial trees and open spaces.
Also including setup and pack down of memorial ceremonies and other events hosted at Mornington Green.
This hands-on leadership role balances practical fieldwork with day-to-day crew coordination, ensuring works are completed safely, on time, and to a standard that exceeds our communities expectations.
Reporting to the Landscape Manager, you will assist in supervising the team but also assist to set out planned scheduled works and also new stage developments.
Key responsibilities
Supervise the Landscape gardening crew
Gardening,Tree planting and landscaping duties across our 32-acre property.
Maintaining gardens, pathways, outdoor areas and facilities
Maintaining presentation of each of our individual memorial trees and plaques
General property maintenance and repairs
Assisting with set-up and pack-down for events and ceremonies
Keeping equipment, work areas and facilities clean, organised and well maintained
Helping ensure ceremony spaces are presented beautifully for families
Moving and arranging chairs, tables and other equipment
Supporting basic administration and organisational tasks
Providing practical support to the wider Mornington Green team
About You




Demonstrated experience in horticulture or open space maintenance, with a background in a supervisory or leading-hand capacity
Qualifications in Horticulture or a related field with equivalent experience
Solid understanding of workplace health and safety obligations in an outdoor environment
Reliable, punctual and takes ownership of their work
Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate a team effectively in the field, Enjoys practical, hands-on work and being outdoors
Takes pride in keeping gardens, grounds and facilities looking their best
Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team
Valuable attention to detail and takes pride in presentation
Physically capable of undertaking gardening, maintenance and event set-up duties
Comfortable using basic tools,equipment and machinery.
Good communication skills and a friendly, respectful manner
About us
Mornington Green is unlike a traditional workplace.
Our beautiful gardens provide a peaceful environment, but our days are active and varied.
You'll be part of a close-knit team helping create meaningful experiences for families at some of the most important moments in their lives.
Mornington Green is in an exciting growth phase, which represents plenty of future opportunities for the right candidate.
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📌 Horticultural Landscape Crew Leader (Melbourne)
🏢 Mornington Green
📍 Melbourne