Gardening Assistant
Mildura Bunnings Warehouse

A great opportunity to learn more about trades and retail. Would ideally suit someone with a passion for liaising with horticulture and trade customers leading to pathways into the horticulture or retail trade environments.

Bunnings is widely considered as a leader in Nursery (Horticulture) in the Retail Trade Industry and in particular landscaping and gardening as a major supplier of recognised brands of products, tools, equipment and materials and has an enviable reputation for excellent customer service and therefore a chance for a student to learn and be trained by the best in the business.

The SWL Opportunity is ideally suited to a VCE-VM, VPC or VCE student studying VET Retail or VET Horticulture as part of their study program.

This placement will provide the necessary skills for students to collect/receive and store stock, set up and store equipment and tools as well as gain valuable understanding of products including plant types, garden supplies, ornament and garden construction materials to assist landscape gardeners with construction and planting work.

If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please share this opportunity with your Careers Transition Pathway Officer, Careers, VET or VCE-VM Coordinator.

Skills You Might Learn

Customer service and landscaping, gardening and construction skills in a retail environment. Problem solving. Stock rotation and management of landscaping, gardening and construction materials. Working as part of a team and working independently under supervision. Industry health and safety. Increased product knowledge, communication and measurements and calculations.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Assist on the shop floor in the landscaping and gardening department, replenishing landscaping, gardening and construction stock and displays. Working in the landscaping and gardening department would introduce students to qualified trades people, landscaping, gardening and construction products and the different materials used within the horticulture industry. Working in the landscaping and gardening department would introduce students to different types and sizes of plant and landscaping construction products.

Student Requirements

Desire to work and gain experience with customer service in the retail horticulture industry. Students attending this placement must be able to pay attention to detail, interact well with customers and provide a high level of service, display good communication skills and have a strong work ethic.

Dress Requirements

The student will be required to present at work in the following work attire;
• Work pants or work shorts.
• Work boots.

Bunnings Mildura will provide a Bunnings Shirt and/or Jumper.

Bunnings Mildura will provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) appropriate to the tasks and duties carried out by the student.

Special Transport Requirements

Public Transport is limited, students to check bus transport availability and or speak to parents/carer to organise transport prior to contacting employer.

CDC Victoria - Mildura: Ph: 5023 0274, Website: https://cdcvictoria.com.au/travel-information/timetables-and-maps/mildura/.

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

• AHC20416 - Certificate II in Horticulture
• AHC21610 - Certificate II in Landscaping
• AHC30710 - Certificate III in Horticulture
• SIR20212 - Certificate II in Retail Services
• SIR30212 - Certificate III in Retail Operations
• VIC20116 - VCAL Studies