Land Care Assistant | YMCA Mango Hill Community Centre

YMCA Brisbane; Brisbane; Vor Ort; AUD 48.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Free gym membership

Employee Benefits Program

Discounts for OSHC Services

Discounted private health insurance

Counselling Employee AssistanceProgram

Zusammenfassung

YMCA Mango Hill Community Centre employs a hands-on Land Care Assistant team member to help care for our outdoor spaces across Mango Hill and Joyner You will perform weeding, mowing, pruning and basic landscape maintenance, while following safety rules and contributing to conservation efforts. This is a full-time fixed-term role with the YMCA dedication to community wellbeing and sustainable environments.

Strong teamwork, reliability and a passion for outdoor work are essential, with on-site

Qualifikationen

• Passion for conservation and ecosystem management.
• Access to public transport or own vehicle.
• First Aid and CPR Certificate, or willing to obtain.
• Eligible to work in Australia.
• Safeguarding Children Training Certificate and annual refresher.

Aufgaben

• Select and use PPE appropriate for land care tasks.
• Maintain hedges, lawns, gardens and natural areas through weeding, hedging, mowing, watering and related activities.
• Undertake employability training such as mentoring, coaching and site visits.
• Report on conservation progress including basic report writing and photo collation.
• Assist with basic gardening, planning, design, construction or repair as needed.
• Prepare and process debris and waste materials.

Kenntnisse

Conservation passion

Outdoor work

First Aid CPR

Australian work rights

Jobbeschreibung

Land Care Assistant | YMCA Mango Hill Community Centre

YMCA Mango Hill Community Centre is recruiting 8 dedicated Land Care Assistants to join our team in a Full-Time Fixed-Term position

About the role

As a Land Care Assistant is focused on providing conservation and land care services to the YMCA and key community stakeholders of the YMCA. This includes caring for, nurturing and maintaining landscapes within the community and understanding the local flora and fauna, and methods to conserve and protect the local environment.

Work locations:

• Monday to Thursday: Camp Warrawee, Joyner
• Friday: Mango Hill Community Centre, Mango Hill

Applicants are encouraged to have access to their own reliable transport, as travel between both work locations is required

Based across our Mango Hill and Camp Warrawee sites in Joyner, this role offers an opportunity to contribute to the care and maintenance of our outdoor spaces and community environments

What will my time look like?

• Select and use relevant personal protective equipment appropriate for various land care task types
• Maintaining hedges, lawns, gardens and natural environments through weeding, hedging, mowing, watering and other basic conservation and horticultural activities
• Undertake employability training such as mentoring, coaching, and industry site visits
• Reporting on conservation and program progress which may include basic report writing, photograph collation and printing
• Basic gardening, planning, design, construction and/or repair as required
• Prepare and process debris and waste materials

Am I a good match?

• Have a passion for conservation, ecosystem management and be able to work outdoors
• Have access to public transport and/or own vehicle.
• First Aid and CPR Certificate; or willingness to obtain
• Must be eligible to work in Australia
• Achievement of YMCA's Safeguarding Children Training Certificate and complete annual refresher training.

What's in it for you?

We offer a collaborative and supportive work environment where your contributions will make a significant impact. Enjoy competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, and a commitment to work-life balance. You will have a passion for the outdoors, people management, logistical planning and health and safety.

Here's what on offer?

• Join a supportive, inclusive and passionate team in an organisation making a difference.
• Free gym membership which includes our fitness classes
• Employee Benefits Program
• Discounts for all Y OSHC Services and Day Care Facilities
• Discounted banking and loan ratesDiscounted private health insurance with Medibank
• Opportunity to participate in and give back to Y programs
• Counselling Employee Assistance Program

We are an inclusive workplace and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply. We all belong at the Y!

At the Y, we are committed to empowering all children and young people to feel safe and be safe. As a Child Safe organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a working with children check.

Applicants are advised that it is an offence for a person disqualified or suspended from holding a blue card to commence or continue in regulated, child-related employment