Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
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Robert Poulton

Melbourne,VIC

Summary

Hardworking professional with impressive skills in horticulture and landscaping. Committed to worksite safety and client satisfaction. Well-versed in operating equipment to plant, trim and protect customer greenery and produce attractive, long-lasting displays. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time/Part Time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Landscaper

Malvtrak Gardens
10.2023 - Current
  • Trimmed greenery, shrubs, and hedges to maintain uniform appearance.
  • Performed planting, watering, mulching, and edging of lawns.
  • Maintained both private and commercial landscaping for homes, parks and industrial areas.
  • Installed stonework according to landscape design plan and client specifications.
  • Assisted with weekly project planning and crew scheduling.
  • Maintained grounds by trimming, weeding, and general clean-up.
  • Used trimmers and chainsaws for grounds maintenance, brush clearing, and tree removal and thinning.
  • Removed weeds, hazards, and debris from common pathways to improve usability.
  • Cut trees and shrubs to shape and maintain landscape.
  • Removed tree stumps, roots and debris for cohesive landscape appearance.
  • Maintained gardening tools by replacing blades and fluids.

High School Teacher

Ministry Of Education
03.2020 - 09.2023
  • Developed communicative relationships with students and parents to support learning.
  • Fostered positive and pleasant classroom culture while maintaining learning development goals.
  • Planned, developed, and executed lessons reflecting high school curriculum and core educational standards.
  • Distributed and collected classroom materials such as worksheets, quizzes, and tests.
  • Consulted with teachers in other disciplines to identify and adopt successful instructional strategies.
  • Created study guides, research materials and syllabi for students.
  • Created engaging lesson plans, fostered culture of discovery and provided well-organized classroom structure to help students succeed in program.
  • Evaluated students' academic and social growth, kept appropriate records, and prepared progress reports to gauge performance.
  • Used computers, audio-visual aids and other equipment to supplement presentations.
  • Assessed and improved lesson plans through implementation and experimentation.
  • Established and communicated clear objectives for all educational activities.
  • Promoted culture of inclusion, respect and collaboration in classroom.
  • Produced engaging lesson plans and activities to help students master learning objectives.

Education

Advanced Diploma - Civil Construction Design

Reach Community College
Melbourne, VIC
10.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education

Fiji National University
Fiji
12.2020

Skills

  • Applying Fertilizer
  • Sowing Grass Seed
  • Watering Lawns and Trees
  • Lawn Aeration
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Mulching Gardens
  • Routine Maintenance
  • Riding Mowers
  • Team Goals
  • Using Hand Tools
  • Grounds Maintenance
  • Trimming and Weeding
  • Workflow Efficiency
  • Pruning and Maintaining Trees
  • Foliage Removal
  • Project Presentations
  • Client Services Quality Control
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Weather Tolerance
  • Responsible and Punctual

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of 3 in the development of Multiple Home Gardens.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Documented and resolved Issues which led to positive results.

Certification

  • Civil Construction Design Training - ongoing
  • Block Laying Training - Equivalent to Certificate 2
  • Full International Driving License

Languages

English
Full Professional
Fiji
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Assistant Landscaper

Malvtrak Gardens
10.2023 - Current

High School Teacher

Ministry Of Education
03.2020 - 09.2023

Advanced Diploma - Civil Construction Design

Reach Community College

Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education

Fiji National University
Robert Poulton