Gardener

Te Ratonga Whakahaere Paenga | Facilities Management
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time at 40 hours per week. Monday-Friday 7.30am – 4.00pm.
• Permanent role with five weeks annual leave and five days university holidays.
• Annual salary of $54,229-$74,195, based on skills and experience

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

The Gardening Team is part of the wider Facilities Management Department who are highly knowledgeable, welcoming, and sociable. Our tight knit Team is passionate about the work that we do and are proud of our campus.  

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

Working on our Dovedale Campus in Ilam, you will maintain garden beds, shrubs, and trees. Your day will be broken up with tasks such as landscaping, trimming, spraying, lawn mowing, and blowing campus paths/roads/paved areas.

At times you may be required to work at heights in a Mobile Elevated work platform, use horticultural machinery, and operate ride-on mowers.

Mōu | Who You Are

You are an experienced horticulturalist with at least 5+ years’ experience. Less experience would be considered if you hold a relevant qualification (Diploma or level 3 certificate in Amenity Horticulture).

You have experience working with horticultural machinery, operating hedge trimmers and chain saws. You have a passion for gardening and great plant knowledge.

You must have a clean and current full NZ driver’s licence.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

Our values are manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha and these uara (values) guide our decisions and behaviour. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us .  

The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment:

• Generous annual leave provisions.
• Five weeks annual leave and five days university holidays. 
• Receive up to 6.75% superannuation. 
• Specsavers Eye Tests and Lenses.
• A unique working environment in a beautiful campus with access to UC facilities such as the recreation centre and Staff club at discounted rates plus onsite cafés and eateries, and more.

For more information on our Benefits, please visit   

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit  

The closing date for this position is: 6th December 2024  (midnight, NZ time)

Please note, applications may be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply
Applications for this position must be submitted on our and should include a brief cover letter and resume.

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role.