Leading Hand- Weed Control | Full-time Permanent

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ACT Public Service, Place Management, is seeking a Leading Hand to oversee amenity weed control and urban open space maintenance. You will plan, program, supervise field operations, and ensure WHS compliance across tasks and risk assessments.

The role delivers the annual weed control program, reports milestones, allocates resources, and ensures timely, high-quality service delivery within a permanent full-time framework.

Qualifications

• C class driver's licence is essential.
• Asbestos awareness training completed or willing to obtain.
• RIISS00055 Traffic Management Implementer qualification or willingness to obtain.
• AQF-3 Chemical accreditation (Chemcert III) required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team engaged in amenity weed control work and site maintenance.
• Plan, program and undertake weed control in accordance with guidelines.
• Oversee field operations and ensure WHS requirements and risk assessments are met.
• Deliver the annual amenity weed control program and complete daily critical tasks.
• Prepare milestone reports and allocate resources to tasks.

Education

C class driver's licence

Asbestos awareness training

RIISS00055 - Traffic Management Implementer

AQF-3 Chemical accreditation (Chemcert III)

Job description

Leading Hand- Weed Control
Full-time Permanent

Details: The General Services Grade seven positions within Place Management are responsible for leading a team engaged in weed control services and the maintenance of urban open space areas. Day to day activities of this position include planning, programming and undertaking amenity weed control work per the amenity weed control guidelines. The role will oversee the field operations, ensuring WHS requirements are met, including risk assessments and implementation of temporary traffic management measures. This role will deliver the annual amenity weed control program and will ensure that daily critical tasks are completed. There is also a requirement for this position to create reports against milestones for the program and ensure quality of delivered services. You will be required to allocate appropriate resources to tasks.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACT Public Service (ACTPS) and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

• Current C class drivers’ licence is essential
• Asbestos awareness card or a willingness to obtain - Asbestos Awareness Training and evidence of completion delivered by a Registered Training Organisation is required before commencement, for further information refer to: Asbestos Awareness Training - WorkSafe ACT
• RIISS00055 - Traffic Management Implementer qualifications or a willingness to obtain.
• AQF-3 Chemical accreditation course (Chemcert III) required

Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Applicants should note that a Joint Selection Committee (JSC) established in accordance with the collective/enterprise agreement provisions will assess all applications for this position.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .