Apprenticeship Gardener EBA, Specialization in Garden and Landscape Construction

Zurich-Wollishofen│100%

Do you have manual skills as well as an interest in plants and attractive outdoor spaces? Then you are exactly right at ABZ – become part of our team. Together with your practical supervisor, you ensure a well-maintained impression of our settlements.

Your tasks

• You apply your newly acquired knowledge in the maintenance of green spaces.
• You design and maintain the gardens and playgrounds of our settlements.
• You help create paths, squares, and stairs under guidance.

During your apprenticeship, you attend vocational school in Wetzikon.

Your profile / requirements for this profession

• Secondary school A or B
• Enjoy working outdoors and in a team
• Enjoy working with plants, various materials, and tools
• Practical and technical understanding
• Strength, endurance, and agility
• Good oral and written German skills

Your prospects

The Allgemeine Baugenossenschaft Zürich (ABZ) is the largest housing cooperative in Switzerland with over 5100 apartments. As a non-profit organization, we stand for affordable housing, social sustainability, pioneering architecture, and community-promoting living forms.

5 weeks vacation, 6 weeks from age 50. The public holidays of the city of Zurich apply. Before Good Friday, Ascension, Christmas, and New Year, work ends at noon. In addition, ABZ supports various working time models so that you can optimally balance your professional and private life.

Team building Fun in the team is just as valuable as exciting tasks in everyday work. That is why we regularly meet for special events such as employee outings, Christmas dinners, information events, aperitifs, and sporting activities.

Contribution to further training costs It is important to us that our employees develop further. For this purpose, ABZ provides 2 percent of the gross payroll as a training budget. The cost participation of ABZ ranges from 25 to 100 percent depending on the training.

High participation in social benefits ABZ pays 65 percent of the pension fund contributions. In addition, it covers the premiums for daily sickness and accident insurance. In case of accidents, you receive a single room in the private ward and have free choice of doctor in Switzerland and abroad.

Employee counseling In difficult life situations, our employees can get help. You and your family members can receive anonymous and free advice from the company Lyra Switzerland on legal, emotional, and practical life topics.

Public transport contribution You receive the BonusPass at a reduced price or the half-fare card for free. Both the office and our support points are located in the city of Zurich and are easily accessible by public transport.

If you have questions about the apprenticeship, Chantal Langner, personnel clerk, 044 455 57 39, will be happy to answer them. She looks forward to your electronic application via yousty at the following link.