Gardener

Blacktown City Council; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rostered Day Off every fortnight

12% superannuation

Training and development support

Fitness Passport access

Wellbeing programs

Social clubs

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is seeking a trade-qualified Gardener to join our Greenspace Services team. You will care for parks, gardens and high-profile spaces, leading by example and maintaining safety and presentation standards.

You will operate mowers and trimming tools, check irrigation, monitor plant health, and support apprentices, ensuring work meets high horticultural standards in busy public areas.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification in horticulture or equivalent.
• Experience maintaining public spaces and gardens.
• Ability to operate landscaping equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Mow and edge lawns to keep areas tidy and presentable.
• Maintain garden beds, trim hedges and monitor plant health.
• Plant trees and shrubs, apply mulch, weed control and minor landscaping.

Skills

Outdoor work

Horticulture knowledge

Team player

Safety awareness

Education

Trade qualification in horticulture

Tools

Lawn mowers

Edgers

Whipper snippers

Irrigation equipment

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.

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.

Contact officer: Jason Chalker on 9839 6721