Gardener/Hardscaper

Job Description

Mō te tūranga | About the role

Reporting to the Grounds Manager, you'll construct, install and maintain the non-plant elements of our outdoor spaces — patios, walkways, retaining walls, decking, pergolas, fencing and outdoor furniture — while also contributing to softscape work such as garden bed preparation, planting and irrigation.

Your days will be wonderfully varied. One day you might be excavating, levelling and laying paving for a new pathway; the next you could be installing an irrigation system, repairing a retaining wall, or working alongside the wider Grounds team to prepare the campus for a major school event. You'll read and interpret plans, operate a range of landscaping tools and machinery, and bring your own eye for detail to everything from concrete pours to the final tidy-up.

It's a hands-on role for someone who loves working outdoors, takes pride in doing the job properly, and enjoys seeing a proje...