4623-01 Head Gardener
Supervises and coordinates the activities of workers engaged in the cultivation and maintenance of gardens.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate III or higher qualification and at least 3 years relevant experience.
Tasks Include:
- organises and allocates work and assesses task performance
- monitors, reviews and reports on changing conditions to management
- implements and monitors purchasing plans
- provides on-the-job training
- plans establishment of new areas and develops environmental management strategies
- conducts site analyses and designs soil profiles
- plans planting and maintenance programs
- trials species, treatments and applications
- develops plant health, weed, pest and disease control programs