Outdoor Cleaner

Careers at Council; Murwillumbah; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time permanent

Salary with increments + 12% super

76-hour fortnight

Training & development

Flexible work options

Job summary

Tweed Shire Council in Murwillumbah is seeking a hands-on Facilities Cleaner to maintain toilets, showers and electric barbecues across the Shire, travelling in a Council vehicle to keep areas clean and safe.

You will work independently, report maintenance or safety issues, and apply a safety‑conscious approach while handling cleaning chemicals and equipment. A current Australian Driver Licence and reliability are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience cleaning public toilet facilities or similar amenities.
• Strong attention to detail and safety.
• Ability to work independently with initiative and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain toilets, showers and electric barbecues across the Shire.
• Travel between sites in a Council-provided vehicle.
• Identify and report maintenance or safety issues to ensure a high standard of cleanliness.
• Respond to situations with initiative while upholding WHS requirements.

Skills

Public toilet cleaning

Attention to detail

Safety-conscious

Independently driven

Driver Licence

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Take pride in making a visible difference in your community. In this active, hands-on role, you’ll travel across the Shire maintaining public amenities, barbecues and facilities to a clean and safe standard. If you’re reliable, practical, safety-conscious and enjoy working independently, we’d love to hear from you.

About the role

In this hands-on role, you’ll help keep our public facilities clean, safe and welcoming by maintaining toilets, showers, electric barbecues and associated areas across the Shire. Working independently and travelling between sites in a Council-provided vehicle, you’ll take pride in delivering a high standard of cleanliness, identifying and reporting maintenance or safety issues, and using your initiative to respond to situations as they arise.

What's on offer

• a full-time permanent position
• a base salary ranging from $54,812.61 per annum with competency-based increments up to $60,365.65 per annum, plus 12% super
• a 76-hour fortnight
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance

We are seeking

• A reliable and motivated person who takes pride in deliveringhigh-quality work.
• Strong attention to detail, adaptability and a commitment to keeping public facilities clean and safe.
• The ability to work independently, use initiative and manage competing priorities.
• A practical, safety-conscious approach,including the safe use of cleaning equipment and chemicals.
• A flexibleteam player who is willing to support others during busy periods.

About us

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
• Join anemployer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 and 2025 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

Where it's located

This position is based in Murwillumbah South and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes

Friday 13 November at12 noon sharp(NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

Recruitment timeframe

• Shortlisted candidates will be notified by week commencing 23 November 2026
• Interviews will be held week commencing 30 November 2026
• Successful candidate to commence January 2027

Pre-Employment Screening

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical - some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

Immunisations

This position is identified as at risk of contracting vaccine-preventable/manageable diseases and as a consequence impacted employees are strongly recommended to participate in Council’s workplace vaccination program.

Thinking of relocating?

Eligible applicants can access theWelcome Experience, a free NSW Government service designed to support workers and their families as they move to regional NSW.

Selection Criteria

• Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?
• Please outline your experience cleaning public toilet facilities or similar amenities.
• Provide an example of when you have worked independently and used your initiative to manage your workload or resolve an issue.
• Describe your understanding of WHS requirements when undertaking cleaning duties, including the safe use of cleaning chemicals, equipment and handling of hazards.
• Do you hold a current Australian Driver Licence (Car)?