Dylan McMahen

Independent DJ working mainly on the weekends in some of Melbourne's popular nightclubs.

Roles included

• Working the register.
• Self-serve checkout assistant.
• Picking and packing orders.
• Stacking shelves in the retail area and in the storeroom.
• Decanting items in the storeroom.

I worked one day per week as part of my first year of VCAL studies at Secondary College.

• Worked as part of a team to farm turf to be sold to the pubic
• Operated farming machinery
• Maintained the machinery and tools to ensure they were ready for the next task.
• Learnt on the job about turf maintenance techniques and equipment use.

I worked one day per week in my second year of VCAL.

Once I graduated Secondary College I commenced a three-year Parks and Gardens TAFE course as part of my full-time apprenticeship.

Work included basic gardening,

• Lawn care: mowing, edging, and fertilizing.
• Cutting hedges: raking up and blowing cuttings.
• Irrigation: building and fixing basic systems.
• Pruning: maintaining to ensure plant health and appearance.
• Cleaning pavers

Basic maintenance for gardens in the Toorak and Mornington areas.

Worked with three other full-time staff and supervised two school holiday workers.