Retail Nursery Hand / Horticulturist

Heritage Nursery Yarralumla – Yarralumla ACT

Nursery Hand / Horticulturist – Full Time / Casual

Award-Winning Retail Nursery | Two Locations

We are an award-winning retail nursery with two locations - Willow Park Nursery and Heritage Nursery - and are currently seeking a motivated and reliable Nursery Hand / Horticulturist to join our friendly and hardworking team.

We are looking for someone with horticultural knowledge and/or previous retail nursery experience who is confident assisting customers with plant selection, care and more technical horticultural advice.

This is a physically active, hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working outdoors, takes pride in their work, and thrives in a busy retail environment. The successful applicant must be available to work across both nursery locations and hold a valid Australian driver’s licence.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting customers with plant selection, identification, care and horticultural advice


• Providing knowledgeable and professional customer service


• Unpacking and unloading deliveries


• General nursery maintenance


• Repotting, watering, and plant care

• Maintaining a clean, safe, and organised work environment

What We’re Looking For

• A horticultural qualification and/or previous retail nursery experience


• Strong plant knowledge and the ability to confidently provide customers with practical plant advice


• Maturity, resilience, and reliability


• Strong physical fitness – must be capable of lifting and carrying items over 25kg


• Ability to work outdoors in a wide variety of weather conditions
  
• Excellent attention to detail and tidy personal presentation


• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to multi-task


• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Additional Information

• This role includes a probationary period of 3–6 months


• Only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview

If you’re enthusiastic, hardworking, and passionate about working in a dynamic nursery environment, we’d love to hear from you.