- Lead a skilled gardening team while staying hands-on, combining leadership with practical horticultural work
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Wellbeing program, EAP, paid parental leave, development pathways
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Increase take home pay with salary packaging + savings on health insurance, gym, pharmacy, vehicles, etc.
Make a meaningful impact by leading a team that creates safe, attractive and welcoming outdoor spaces, helping older people and tenants enjoy the places they call home.-
Belong to a supportive, purpose-driven team where collaboration, respect, continuous improvement and strong customer service are at the heart of everything we do.
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Enjoy great employee benefits, including generous salary packaging, professional development opportunities and the support of a stable, values-led not-for-profit organisation.
At Believe Housing Australia (part of the AnglicareSA family), our mission is rooted in the belief that everyone deserves a safe, affordable and secure place to call home.
Here, your work goes beyond bricks and mortar. You'll join a passionate crew committed to addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time: housing insecurity.
Our work is complex and the challenges we face are significant, but the rewards are unparalleled. Every day, you’ll help us find innovative solutions that make a lasting impact. You’ll help people find not just a house, but a place they can truly call home.
Join us at Believe Housing Australia and help create brighter futures, together.
As part of the Assets and Maintenance Team, you'll lead a dedicated team delivering high-quality gardening and grounds maintenance services that make a real difference to the communities we support. In this hands-on leadership role, you'll coordinate daily operations, optimise schedules, provide technical horticultural guidance and mentor your team to deliver outstanding customer service.
Working closely with tenants, internal stakeholders and your team, you'll play a key role in creating safe, attractive and well-maintained outdoor spaces while driving continuous improvement, promoting a strong safety culture and ensuring every customer receives a positive experience. You'll enjoy the opportunity to combine your horticultural expertise with people leadership in a role where your work has a visible and lasting impact.
You’ll be trusted to make a valuable impact by:
- Leading and supporting a team of gardeners to deliver high-quality gardening and grounds maintenance services, while fostering a positive, high-performing and safety-focused culture.
- Coordinating daily schedules, allocating work, scoping and quoting gardening projects, and identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes.
- Building strong relationships with tenants and internal stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, timely responses and consistently strong customer service.
- Providing technical horticultural expertise, overseeing the maintenance of gardens, irrigation systems and equipment, and ensuring all work is completed to a high standard.
- Championing safe work practices, monitoring performance and supporting the ongoing development of team members through coaching, feedback and continuous improvement.
To thrive in this role, you will have:
- Demonstrated experience in horticulture or grounds maintenance, with strong practical knowledge of garden care, irrigation systems, pest management and safe equipment operation.
- Proven leadership capability, with experience supervising, motivating and developing a team in a service-focused environment.
- Strong operational and organisational skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities, coordinate workflows and deliver consistent service outcomes.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with tenants, colleagues and internal teams.
- A solid understanding of Work Health and Safety requirements and a strong commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment.
We would also love you to have:
- Experience coordinating or scheduling field-based teams in a maintenance, horticulture or similar operational environment.
- Experience preparing scopes of work and assisting with quotes for maintenance, gardening or landscaping projects.
- Confidence using digital systems such as scheduling platforms, mobile workforce tools and Microsoft Office applications
- Experience working in housing, retirement living or community-focused environments.
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and customer needs.
Your contribution here matters. We want you to see your impact every day, and we want you to feel valued for it.
Here’s what you can expect in your career at Believe Housing Australia:
- So many lives, right here in SA: Our ripple effect starts with you. Whatever your role, you’ll help find a way forward for the communities you live in and care about. That’s something to be proud of.
- So many ways, for our clients and you: We support those in need in so many ways. For you, that means real opportunity to gain new knowledge and experiences and to explore the many pathways a career in our sector can take.
- So much compassion, and a place to belong: At Believe Housing Australia, you’ll never feel alone. You’ll lean on and learn from genuine people driven to do good, and you’ll build relationships that last a lifetime.
- Make your pay go further with salary packaging options, including novated leasing, plus savings on health insurance, motor vehicles, opticians, pharmacy and gym memberships
- Grow your skills and career with learning programs, professional development pathways, and education assistance
- Live and work well with our employee wellbeing program, confidential employee assistance program, chaplaincy services, domestic and family violence support, and more
- Put your family first with paid parental leave (including superannuation), personal leave to care for family members and additional unpaid leave for caring responsibilities
Join Believe Housing Australia, and help us change lives and communities.
To apply, simply click the “Apply”* button and submit your application by 09:00am on 6th August, 2026 (direct applications only, no agencies please).
- Please note: Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as interviews and appointments may occur prior to the closing date.
For more information, please contact Recruitment Business Partner, Nicole Larosa, at [email protected]. Please note we do not accept applications via email.
At Believe Housing Australia, we proudly and gratefully bring together a team that is truly diverse - from lived experiences, to skills and knowledge, to perspectives and personality. We value the benefits this brings to the people who work with us and the communities we serve, and we strive to create a place where everyone - regardless of background and ability - feels they belong. If you require any accommodations to fully participate in our recruitment process, we welcome you to let us know.
We are committed to the employment of First Nations people. Please visit our website for details on our Aboriginal Services and to access our Reconciliation Action Plan.
We are committed to a secure and transparent recruitment process that prioritises the safety of all applicants. We will never request payment, bank account details, or personal identification documents during the early stages of recruitment. Proof of identity may be requested later as part of standard pre-employment checks. To verify the legitimacy of this job advertisement, please refer to our official website or contact our recruitment team directly.
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