Conservation & Ecosystem Management Field Workers

Terra Defensor; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Terra Defensor is seeking Qualified Conservation and Land Management Field Workers for casual work up to 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, in the Newcastle area. Work includes bush regeneration, revegetation, weed control, WQID maintenance, dune fence construction, and site stabilisation.

Ideal candidates hold CALM or related qualifications, ecological restoration experience, and necessary WHS and chemical handling training. Valid driver licence and own transport preferred for site access.

Qualifications

• CALM qualification or degree in Conservation and Land Management or equivalent.
• Ecological restoration field work experience.
• Current chemical user training (AQF3) preferred.
• WHS general construction induction (white card) required.
• Knowledge of WHS procedures and environmental legislation.
• Good health and ability to perform physically demanding outdoor work.
• Reliable, punctual, and a strong team player with good interpersonal skills.
• Current Driver Licence and own transport due to site locations.
• Experience with trailer operation and use of power tools; first aid is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Assist in bush regeneration and revegetation activities.
• Conduct weed control and dune fence construction as required.
• Support site stabilisation and WQID maintenance tasks.
• Work in a team or independently with safety compliance.

Skills

Ecological restoration

Outdoor work fitness

Team player

Reliability & punctuality

Driver Licence

Own transport

Chemical user training

WHS awareness

Education

CALM or Conservation & Land Management qualification

Tools

First aid training

White Card (WHS)

Job description

Conservation & Ecosystem Management Field Workers

Terra Defensor is seeking Qualified Conservation and Land Management Field Workers for casual work, up to 38 hrs per week available Monday to Friday, in an expanding business with co-workers who are dedicated to providing quality work for both our clients and for the environment. The work will involve a wide range of ecological restoration projects in the Newcastle area, which will include bush regeneration, revegetation, revegetation maintenance, weed control, WQID maintenance, dune fence construction, and site stabilisation.

Preferred work criteria:

• Tertiary qualification in Conservation and Land Management (CALM), natural area management, ecology or equivalent such as a Bachelors degree or TAFE Certificate III/IV or Diploma in Conservation and Land Management (Cert III in CALM preferred).
• Ecological restoration field work experience.
• Current chemical user training (eg AQF3).
• WHS general construction induction (white card)
• Awareness and experience of WHS procedures and environmental legislation.
• Good health, good work ethic, physical ability and mental capacity to undertake physically demanding, and often repetitive, outdoor work.
• Strong team player, good interpersonal skills, ability to work independently.
• Reliability and punctuality.
• Current Driver Licence
• Your own mode of transport due to the location of some sites.

Experience in operating and reversing a trailer, manual car license,experience with using and maintaining petrol-driven hand power tools, current first aid, current working at heights, light truck experience and/or LR license class, supervisory experience, an ability to undertake sometimes repetitive work quickly and with a high level of quality, good native plant and weed identification skills, and formal training in related horticultural fields or tertiary/technical equivalent.

Working conditions for this position are compliant to the Gardening and Landscaping Services Award.

Potential for supervisory position for qualified and experienced candidate.

Introductory level positions potentially available for suitable candidate not meeting the required work criteria but willing to meet the requirements.