Gardener x 2

Jobs in Council; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time role

38-hour working week

Rostered Day Off every fortnight (RDO)

12% superannuation

Ongoing training and development

Fitness Passport access

Social clubs and wellbeing programs

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is hiring a trade-qualified Gardener to maintain formal gardens, CBD areas and public spaces across our city. You will work in a crew focused on presentation, safety and consistent standards while delivering high-quality outdoor spaces for residents.

The role involves mowing, edging, hedge trimming, irrigation checks and plant health monitoring, plus planting and minor landscaping tasks. A permanent full-time position with extensive training is available.

Qualifications

• Trade-qualified Gardener with demonstrated horticultural skills.

Responsibilities

• Mow and edge lawns, maintain garden beds and trim hedges.
• Check irrigation systems and monitor plant health.
• Plant trees and shrubs, apply mulch and control weeds.
• Operate equipment such as mowers, edgers and whipper snippers.
• Identify hazards, keep sites clean and safe, assist apprentices, maintain high horticultural standards.

Skills

Gardening

Safety awareness

Education

Trade-qualified 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 38-hour working 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.

Position description

Closing date: Sunday 15 November 2026, 11.59 pm

Contact officer: Scott Keen on 0448 259 380

Internal ref: BCC1658 and BCC1697