Landscape Team Member

Whitehorse City Council; Shire Of Plantagenet; On-site; AUD 69,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Western Australia is looking for a Landscape Team Member. You will be responsible for providing and maintaining high-quality horticultural and landscape services while ensuring a safe and professional environment. Candidates should have a relevant certification or diploma and experience in horticulture and customer service. This role offers opportunities for personal development and making a difference in the community.

Benefits

Health and Wellbeing programs

Flexible work-life balance

Career development opportunities

Reward and recognition program

Qualifications

• Certificate or Diploma in Horticulture or Landscape, or equivalent experience.
• Experience supervising municipal maintenance services in parks.
• Knowledge of horticultural and landscape maintenance techniques.
• Understanding of safety legislation in workplace practices.
• Experience providing excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain high-quality Horticultural and Landscape Services.
• Ensure workplace safety and professionalism.

Skills

Horticultural maintenance

Landscape management

Customer service

Supervision

Education

Certificate or Diploma in Horticulture or Landscape

Job description

Overview

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do.

• Salary $69k to $73k per annum + Allowances + 12% Superannuation
• Full Time working a 9 day fortnight
• Based at our Nursery in Forest Hill

To stay ahead of and best respond to the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our transformation focus on:

• Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
• Great Organisational Culture
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Good Governance and Integrity

The role

To provide and maintain high quality Horticultural and Landscape Services in a safe and professional manner.

About you

To be considered for this position you will have:

• Certificate or Diploma in Horticulture or Landscape, or equivalent combined with extensive experience across relevant areas of horticulture, landscape or nursery.
• Demonstrated successful supervision of staff delivering municipal maintenance services in parks and open space areas.
• Demonstrated experience in all horticultural, landscape and nursery operational maintenance techniques and practices, and sound plant identification knowledge.
• Demonstrated understanding of the legislation related to providing safe work places and work practices.
• Demonstrated experience in providing excellent customer experiences

In return, we will offer

• The ability to make a difference - Working at Whitehorse City Council you contribute to making a real difference in the lives of the community and those that live, learn, work or visit Whitehorse. Every day you really will see how the work you're involved in benefits the diverse community.
• Great working conditions - a professional environment, friendly and supportive teams and a flexibility program that promotes employee work life balance.
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offering - Employee assistance program, private health insurance benefits, health checks (skin, hearing and vaccinations), discounted gym membership and facilities (e.g. Theatre, Arts, Leisure) and an active health and wellness program (e.g. stretching, healthy eating demonstrations and health challenges).
• Career opportunities - engaging work and the opportunity to apply your skills and experience.
• Transformation - We are in a time of transformation to stay ahead of the evolving changes and needs of our community. Together, we are on an exciting journey to empower all of our employees to be innovative, and constantly strive towards continuous improvement.
• Reward & Recognition - extensive reward and recognition program, corporate learning offerings, study assistance and comprehensive leadership development programs.

Further Information

Further information is available from Shane Budge on 9262 7522. To apply, please submit a copy of your resume (max 5 pages) and one page statement addressing the selection criteria and what you would bring to the role by 26 October 2025.

Come and join the transformation!

Landscape Team Member

City of Whitehorse is a culturally and linguistically diverse community. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of our community. We are committed to upholding a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace that values the contribution of all.

Whitehorse City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation. We recognise our responsibilities to keep children and young people safe from harm and have established policies, procedures and training to achieve these commitments.