Kickstart your career - get qualifications while you earn living wage!
Bring your passion for plants and the environment.
3-year Fixed Term apprenticeship opportunities, with regular rotations

Kia mahi ngātahi mō Pōneke mō tōna āpōpō | Working together for Wellington's future.
As a great harbour capital city, Wellington City Council has established a vision for Wellington as 'an inclusive, sustainable and creative capital for people to live, work and play'. The future of Wellington is compact, inclusive & connected, greener, resilient, vibrant and prosperous.

Have you ever considered a career in gardening? Satisfying, challenging, and rewarding, this could be the perfect career path if you have, a passion for plants, love learning and enjoy working in the outdoors. We are looking for a physically fit, motivated, and enthusiastic individual to join our team in Parks, Sport and Recreation as an Amenity Horticulture Apprentice.

What we offer:

A 3-year fixed term contract during which time you will gain valuable work experience and successfully complete an NZQA Level 4 Advanced National Certificate in Horticulture Services - Amenity
A dedicated Apprentice Co-ordinator who will track your progress and guide you towards completion of your qualification
The opportunity to work in a variety of locations (based on a rotation scheme) and showcase your work in several of our city's prestigious sites including the Botanic Garden, Ōtari-Wilton's Bush, and the many other beautiful gardens of Wellington
The benefits of working alongside knowledgeable industry professionals with years of experience.
If you would like to earn while you learn, have a commitment and genuine interest in plants and horticulture, good writing and reading skills, and preferably three years' secondary education and a clean driver's licence then we would like to hear from you.

For more information about apprenticeships please visit PrimaryITO NZ Apprenticeship in Horticulture Services - Amenity

There is a requirement to be physically fit for this role and applicants must be prepared to undergo pre-employment health, fitness, and drug screening as part of the pre-employment process.

Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand for 3 years to apply for this role.

Please note that apprentices work through a progression training framework and will start on the Living Wage, $27.80 per hour.

For more information contact Elspeth McMillan: elspeth.mcmillan@wcc.govt.nz or phone 021 247 9715.

About us
Working for the Council offers you a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave, flexible working options, health and wellbeing support, Council staff discounts and a range of learning and development programmes and opportunities.

Applications close on the 9th of February 2025. All applications must be submitted online. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have, are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support, we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing: recruitment@wcc.govt.nz

Apprentice Amenity Horticulture

Wellington City Council

Apprentice Amenity Horticulture

Wellington City Council

Wellington

Wellington City Council

Apprentice Amenity Horticulture

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