Garden Ranger

Department for Environment and Water
Job reference: 859487
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Casual
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Join Our Garden Ranger Pool

Turn your passion for plants, people and place into purpose. The Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium is seeking enthusiastic Casual Garden Rangers to help deliver safe, welcoming and beautifully presented garden spaces across our iconic sites.

As a Garden Ranger, you’ll support daily horticultural tasks, assist visitors with confidence and care, and help ensure our gardens remain vibrant, secure and enjoyable. From patrolling leafy paths to keeping facilities tidy and events running smoothly, you’ll play a key role in creating memorable visitor experiences.

About the Role:

The Garden Ranger delivers quality visitor experiences at key botanic garden sites, through the provision of basic site amenity and safety tasks, visitor assistance, and enforcement of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium Act 1978 and Regulations 2021.  

Dependent on location, the role is to be required to contribute to maintenance of the garden and its visitor facilities as directed.

What We can Offer!

• Working in an organisation that is contributing to significant environmental outcomes in the great state of South Australia!
• Be part of a fun, collaborative and supportive team.
• Free entry into DEW managed Parks in South Australia.
• Salary Sacrifice Benefits.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access to our Fitness Passport Program.
• Meaningful and rewarding career.

Contract: Multiple 12-Month Casual Contracts

Desirable Qualifications: Current Senior First Aid Certificate or must be willing to obtain a certificate as part of employment.

Special Conditions:

• Will be required to participate in emergency preparedness, response and recovery activities required by government agencies.
• You must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or provide evidence that you hold a valid working visa that allows you to work in Australia.
• This role has been identified as a Position of Trust. You will be required to provide a valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check prior to being employed, which is required to be renewed every three years before expiry. DEW will cover the cost of renewal.
• This role has been identified as a Prescribed Position. You will be required to provide a valid Department of Human Services Working with Children Check prior to being employed, which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry. DEW will cover the cost of renewal.
• Will be required to work outside of normal working hours, including weeknights, on weekends, public holidays and any other duties as required.
• Will be required to participate on a roster system for duties associated with the role including on call and standby arrangements as required. A flexible approach to duty hours is essential.
• Wearing a company uniform during working hours and/or when representing the department is mandatory.
• The incumbent may be assigned to a position at another site dependent on organisational and individual requirements.

A successful applicant who is not currently employed by the Department for Environment and Water will be required to have an original photo identification document sighted and provide a valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) issued within the last 12 months. 

Remuneration: GSE4 ($43.01 min - $43.46 max) per hour including 25% casual loading in lieu of annual leave and sick leave

Enquiries to:

Lilith Tremmery, Horticulture Site Manager, Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Lilith.Tremmery@sa.gov.au
0428 313 560

Application Instructions:

Applications are to be submitted online through I WORK FOR SA.

Applicants are to submit a pre-employment declaration, current CV and letter of application (max. 3 pages) addressing the Essential Criteria (including qualifications) as outlined in the Role Description.

The Department for Environment and Water is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds including all ages and gender identities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTIQA+.

Applications close: 13/10/2026 11:00 PM

Attachments:
- GSE4 Garden Ranger - RD.pdf
- Pre-Employment-Declaration_240522.pdf

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.