Horticultural worker
Enchanted Adventure Garden

Get the foundations of your gardening maintenance and horticulture career off to a great start with this placement!

Enchanted Adventure is an award-winning natural attraction nestled in the beautiful hinterland of Arthurs Seat.
They offer Tube Slides to Tree Surfing courses, giant brainteaser puzzles, Canopy Walks, Sky Scrambles and more. There is an abundance of themed gardens, structures of hedge topiary and giant sculptures and mazes.

Skills You Might Learn

Students may have the opportunity to attain a broad range of skills while on work placement. These will include valuable general employability skills such as:
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem solving
- Initiative and enterprise
- Planning and organising
- Self-management
- Learning
- Technology

Students may attain vital industry specific skills which will also relate to their studies such as:
- Hands-on practical experience
- Observing and learning from industry qualified and experienced professionals
- Working in real-life scenarios and environments
- Working with tools and equipment necessary to the occupation and business
- Liaising and working with colleagues, managers, customers/clients and suppliers.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Students will gain hands-on experience across all aspects of the business. This placement will provide you with a range of opportunities to develop your skills while working alongside experienced industry tradespeople.
During your placement, you may undertake some of the following:

- Stack, store and inventory of materials
- Practical hands on work
- Use hand & garden tools
- Develop further knowledge about plants and gardens and land management
- Caring for plants by watering, weeding, pruning, feeding and spraying
- Be involved in lawn maintenance and cutting, removing dead growth and branches
- Work in a team and also independently
- Perform general tidying
- Be involved in labouring, given suitable supervision.
- Be involved in path management, laying and maintenance
- Some brick work and or concreting may be undertaken
- Observe OH&S procedures on site
- Clean site equipment under supervision
- Apply safe handling and use of plant and power tools

Student Requirements

Some employers have specific requirements relating to student placements. These may include sending in a resume, gaining parental permission for the student to travel with employer or attending an OH&S induction prior to commencing a placement.

Please discuss with the employer at interview start & finish times, days & dates discuss any additional requirements.

Dress Requirements

Most employers will have an expectation on what is appropriate dress or a requirement (such as safety or uniform) for the workplace. Please discuss with employer for details relating to any personal protective wear, including protective clothing, boots gloves, hats, sun safety requirements etc

Special Transport Requirements

Not near public transport.