Apprenticeship as Gardener EFZ, Garden and Landscape Construction
Stadt Thun
Thun
Key information
- Publication date:08 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Thun
Job summary
Join the Tiefbauamt in Thun, caring for urban infrastructure. Enjoy a vibrant work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Maintain city green spaces, including lawns and flower beds.
- Create and plant new garden areas to enhance biodiversity.
- Implement projects promoting biodiversity in Thun's landscapes.
Skills
- Strong education in math, languages, and nature subjects required.
- Interest in nature and plants is essential for this role.
- Good spatial imagination and willingness to work outdoors.
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The Civil Engineering Office with its approximately 160 employees takes care of the city streets, pipelines, green spaces, and playgrounds, in short: various infrastructures that shape the daily life of the population. The landscape gardeners at Industriestrasse 2 in Thun are part of the Civil Engineering Office in the Operations and Maintenance department of the city of Thun.
Do you like being outdoors? Then you are exactly right with us!
We maintain the city’s green spaces, actively promote biodiversity, and ensure attractive living environments in Thun.
Starting August 1, 2026, we offer an apprenticeship in green space maintenance
Your tasks:
- Maintenance of city green spaces: flower meadows and lawns, flower beds and seasonal plantings, as well as care of trees, shrubs, and hedges
- Designing and planting new planting areas
- Carrying out gardening projects
- Implementing measures to promote biodiversity
You bring with you:
- Good school education in the subjects of mathematics, languages, and natural sciences
- Interest in nature and plants
- Good spatial imagination and enjoyment of working with machines
- Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Manual skills and physical fitness
What awaits you:
- Our garden is the city of Thun
- A motivated and professionally competent team
- 7 weeks of vacation, 41-hour workweek
- Financial contribution for school materials and travel expenses
- Events and activities for apprentices
- Discounted subscription at the city library, free admission to Strämu, Schwäbis, and the artificial ice rink
Contact
For telephone information, please contact Florian Eymann, trainer (079 414 67 60).
