Grounds & Garden Attendant

• Spend your days outdoors, caring for gardens, lawns, and landscaped areas.
• Work in a vital healthcare setting with long-term opportunities.
• See the direct impact of your efforts in a well-maintained and inviting hospital environment.

Compass Group Australia will deliver essential support services at the new Footscray Hospital, one of Victoria’s largest health infrastructure projects. We will provide vital services, including patient services, environmental services, food, security, help desk, and more. As a public hospital with clinical services provided by Western Health, this state-of-the-art facility will play a key role in supporting the community—be part of something bigger and help shape the future of healthcare in Victoria.

THE POSITION

• Maintain hospital gardens, lawns, and landscaped areas.
• Mow lawns, trim hedges, and care for plants and trees.
• Manage irrigation systems and monitor plant health.
• Follow health, safety, and environmental guidelines.

THE PERSON

• Experience in groundskeeping, landscaping, or gardening.
• Ability to operate and maintain gardening tools and equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers).
• Understanding of safe use of chemicals, fertilizers, and pest control methods.
• Experience in maintaining outdoor spaces in a public or commercial setting (e.g., hospitals, parks, schools).
• Has or is able to obtain a National Police Clearance.

THE BENEFITS

• Easy access to 100+ retail discounts.
• Opportunity to learn new skills and move to different internal roles.
• A chance to join an ecologically and socially forward operation.