Feature Landscape Team Member

City of Salisbury, South Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nine-day fortnight

Free onsite parking

Health and wellbeing programs

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The City of Salisbury is seeking a motivated Feature Landscape Team Member to join the Parks and Landscape team within City Infrastructure. You will help maintain parks, reserves, and landscapes, working in a collaborative environment to keep spaces safe, attractive, and enjoyable for residents and visitors.

You will perform mowing, planting, pruning, litter removal, and track maintenance while operating landscape equipment and adhering to safety and traffic management requirements.

Qualifications

• Reliable and safety-focused team member with outdoor work enthusiasm.
• Experience operating landscape maintenance equipment.
• Ability to follow work programs and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Undertake general parks and landscape maintenance activities, including mowing and weed control.
• Carry out tree planting, watering and pruning activities.
• Assist with maintenance of tracks, reserves and landscaped areas.
• Operate plant, machinery and equipment safely, including ride-on mowers.
• Raise and report infrastructure defects identified during maintenance.

Skills

Landscape maintenance equipment

Teamwork

Safety-focused

Communication skills

Education

Certificate III in Horticulture or equivalent

Tools

Front deck mowers

Chainsaws

Job description

Who We Are

The City of Salisbury is the most progressive council in South Australia, driving growth, jobs, housing and opportunity in the north. With a workforce of over 400 people, we offer the chance to collaborate with teams across the organisation to deliver meaningful, community-focused projects.
The City Infrastructure Department delivers asset management, capital works, and maintenance programs, as well as oversees lease management for local community and sporting clubs, and security and civil compliance functions.
Join us and see the positive impact of your work can make.

About The Role

The City of Salisbury is seeking a motivated and hardworking Feature Landscape Team Member to join the Parks and Landscape team within City Infrastructure.
Reporting to the Coordinator Parks and Landscape, you will play an important role in maintaining and enhancing Council's parks, reserves and landscaped areas. Working as part of a collaborative team, you will undertake a variety of landscape maintenance activities to ensure our open spaces remain safe, attractive and enjoyable for residents and visitors.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Undertake general parks and landscape maintenance activities, including mowing, turf maintenance and weed control.
• Carry out tree planting, tree watering and pruning activities.
• Assist with the maintenance of tracks, reserves and landscaped areas.
• Operate plant, machinery and equipment safely and effectively, including ride-on mowers.
• Undertake litter collection and general amenity maintenance duties.
• Raise and report infrastructure defects identified during maintenance activities.
• Maintain accurate records of work completed, labour, materials and equipment used.
• Assist with seasonal maintenance programs and landscape improvement projects.
• Erect temporary signage in accordance with approved traffic management requirements.
• Contribute to a safe, collaborative and customer-focused team environment.

About You

You are a reliable and safety-focused team member who enjoys working outdoors and takes pride in maintaining high-quality parks and landscape environments. You have experience operating landscape maintenance equipment, enjoy working as part of a team and are committed to delivering excellent outcomes for the community.

You Will Also Have

• Current Class C Driver's Licence.
• Experience undertaking parks and landscape maintenance activities.
• Knowledge of landscape maintenance techniques and safe work practices.
• Experience operating landscape maintenance plant and equipment.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and follow work programs.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to use technology to record and access work information.
• MR Driver's Licence (desirable).
• Certificate III in Horticulture or equivalent qualification (desirable).
• Work Zone Traffic Management Certificate (desirable).
• Experience operating front deck mowers, chainsaws or similar landscape equipment (desirable).

What We Offer

• State-of-the-art Operations Centre is 25 minutes from the CBD with excellent rail and road connections.
• Modern and positive work environments.
• Free onsite car parking.
• Nine-day fortnight, RDO every second Monday.
• PPE, tools and uniforms provided.
• Annual pay rises.
• Health and wellbeing programs, including skin checks, health assessments, flu vaccinations and an employee assistance program.
• Professional development opportunities.

Read the [Position Description].

Eligibility

A pre-employment functional medical, inclusive of drug and alcohol testing, is a requirement of the recruitment and selection process.

People who are of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity as well as people of culturally diverse backgrounds and of diverse abilities are encouraged to apply.

Contact us

All enquiries can be made to [e-mail]

Applications close 9:00am, 9 November 2026.