Gardener

Careers at Council; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 73,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Secure permanent role

12% superannuation

RDO every fortnight

Training and development support

Fitness Passport access

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is looking for a trade-qualified Gardener to join the Greenspace Services team, maintaining parks, gardens and public spaces. You will work in a crew responsible for formal gardens, landscaped CBD areas, community hubs and other high-profile locations where presentation and safety matter.

Your day includes mowing and edging lawns, maintaining garden beds, trimming and organising hedges, checking irrigation systems and monitoring plant health.

Qualifications

• Trade-qualified Gardener with demonstrated public-space experience.
• Ability to work in a crew maintaining parks and CBD spaces.
• Commitment to safety, health and high horticultural standards.

Responsibilities

• Mow and edge lawns and maintain garden beds.
• Trim and organise hedges, inspect irrigation and monitor plant health.
• Plant trees and shrubs, apply mulch, control weeds, undertake minor landscaping.
• Operate mowers, edgers and whipper snippers; identify hazards and keep sites safe.
• Support apprentices and ensure work meets high standards.

Skills

Gardening

Public spaces

Irrigation

Safety awareness

Education

Trade qualification (Gardener)

Tools

Mowers

Edgers

Whipper snippers

Job description

Work that matters, done with people who care.

Join our Greenspace Services team as a trade-qualified Gardener and help maintain the parks, gardens and public spaces that residents use every day. You work in a crew responsible for formal gardens, landscaped CBD areas, community hubs and other high-profile locations where presentation, safety and consistency are important.

Your day includes mowing and edging lawns, maintaining garden beds, trimming and organising hedges, checking irrigation systems and monitoring plant health. You plant trees and shrubs, apply mulch, control weeds, undertake minor landscaping works and operate equipment such as mowers, edgers and whipper snippers. You identify hazards, keep sites clean and safe, support apprentices and help ensure work is completed to a high horticultural standard.

The work is visible and practical. Families, visitors and local residents use these spaces every day, and the quality of your work helps keep them attractive, safe and enjoyable.

This role suits someone who enjoys outdoor work, leads by example and takes pride in maintaining high-quality public spaces.

At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

• a secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils
• an entry level salary commencing at $1,420.05 per week
• a Rostered Day Off (RDO) every fortnight
• 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
• ongoing training and development support
• access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.