Horticulture Apprenticeships 2025 Intake

Do you enjoy working with tools and equipment?  Do you want to start building an exciting and rewarding career while studying for a trade that is in demand? If you answered an enthusiastic YES to these questions, then keep reading, this is the program for you.  Come and let us create a successful and enriching partnership together.

First Year Apprenticeship opportunities to complete a Certificate III in Parks and Gardens or Certificate III in Sports Turf Management!

Central Coast Council is excited to offer these apprenticeship opportunities to motivated individuals who have a keen interest in gaining hands on work experience and technical training in the Horticulture industry either completing a Parks and Gardens or Sports Turf Management apprenticeship.

• Interact with your community on the Central Coast!
• Work outdoors in parks and sports fields
• Challenging, interesting and fulfilling work.
• Work temporary full-time hours, 38 hours per week.
• Balance your life with a 9 day fortnight.

About the Program

You will commence as a first-year apprentice and will be trained under the instruction of a suitably qualified supervisor. As your experience grows, you may be required to rotate between job locations to further extend your experience across a broad range of work experience for the duration of the program. Council offers an excellent development program with exposure to many elements of the job throughout the course.

The Central Coast Council Apprenticeship program requires successful applicants to enter a training contract for four (4) years commencing in January 2025. Interviews for these positions will be held the week beginning the 2nd December 2024. 

You will be provided with individual training plans and are required to undertake and complete a trade qualification at either a NSW TAFE campus or through a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). 

To be successful in an Apprenticeship you will have:

• Minimum education requirement - Year 10 School Certificate or Record of School Achievement (RoSA) or equivalent leaving certificate. Please note: Current Year 10 students are eligible to apply and if successful in selection it will be based on the provision that they complete the Year 10 RoSA and provide documentation prior to commencement in position.
• A General Construction Induction Card (White Card) or equivalent OR are willing to obtain this card.
• A current Class C or Provisional P1 or P2 Driver's Licence or similar or are willing to obtain at the legal age to acquire licence.
• A keen interest in starting your career in a Horticulturist trade.
• Gained practical experience and/or have knowledge or be undertaking additional relevant learning in the area.
• A passion for the importance of being a team player in a highly team focused organisation.
• A commitment in completing the required studies.

To learn more about the Parks and Gardens role, click here.

To learn more about the Sports Turf Management role, click here. 

Other important information

• The salary range for these positions sit between $479.94 to $823.08 per week ($25,024 to $42,915 per annum) dependent on age and school qualifications + 11.5% Superannuation 
• This position is a temporary full-time role
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight
• The successful candidate may be required to have vaccinations against Hepatitis A and B and Tetanus.

Selection Procedure

Applications will be assessed based on information provided in the application. Council receives numerous applications for apprenticeships and applicants need to meet the essential criteria and clearly establish their aptitude for their chosen role. For additional information on applying for an apprenticeship role click on the following link Checklist for applying for a CCC Traineeship or Apprenticeship.

Applicants successful at progressing to interview will then be invited to attend a group and panel interview which will be conducted during a weekday. Applicants shortlisted for interview will be advised via phone and e-mail. 

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check ups, a 'me day' to refresh you. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, blood donations and other important health checks
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships.

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

What to know more?

You can contact Rick Gatt, Section Manager Parks and Reserves for more information related to the Parks and Gardens role. His contact number is 0417 160 724.

You can contact Andrew Spicer, Team Leader Sports Facilities for more information related to the Sports Turf Management role. His contact number is 0459 661 017.

This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 24 November 2024. 

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Location

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

We have a number of work locations across the region, offering different work locations for team members. 

How to apply

We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council. 

By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false. 

You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate.  This may include associated checks including reference checks, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.

You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

Please note: We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.