Parks and Gardens Worker

Blacktown City Council; Blacktown; Presencial; AUD 51.000 - 63.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Secure, permanent role

Entry level salary $1,248.18 per week

RDO every fortnight

12% superannuation

Training and development support

Fitness Passport and wellbeing

Descripción de la vacante

Blacktown City Council is seeking a Parks and Gardens Worker to maintain parks, reserves and open spaces in the Greenspace Services team. Duties include mowing, edging, planting, pruning, watering and weed control, with operation of mowers, whipper snippers and edgers.

Work is outdoors and physically demanding, with a focus on safety and quality. The role offers a secure, permanent, full-time position with an entry-level salary commencing at $1,248.18 per week, a fortnightly RDO and 12%

Formación

• Experience in outdoor public spaces is preferred.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and maintain records.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain parks, sports fields, gardens and other public open spaces.
• Mow, edge, plant, prune, water garden beds and control weeds.
• Carry out equipment checks and daily maintenance; follow schedules and standards.

Conocimientos

Outdoor work

Teamwork

Safety procedures

Herramientas

Mowers

Whipper snippers

Edgers

Descripción del empleo

Work that matters, done with people who care.

Help keep Blacktown’s parks, reserves and open spaces clean, safe and well maintained as the city grows.

As a Parks and Gardens Worker in the Greenspace Services team, you maintain parks, sports fields, gardens, nature strips and other public open spaces. You mow, edge, plant, prune, water garden beds, control weeds and collect litter. You operate equipment such as mowers, whipper snippers and edgers, carry out daily checks and maintenance on plant and equipment, and complete work to agreed standards and schedules.

Working closely with your Team Leader and crew, you help present Council-owned facilities and community assets to a high standard. You identify and report hazards, follow safety procedures, complete required records and forms, and carry out tasks efficiently and professionally. The work is physical, outdoors and varied, with visible results in the places residents use every day.

At Blacktown City Council, you work with people who take pride in doing the job properly. We support your development through ongoing training, opportunities to build new skills and gain additional qualifications, and pathways to grow your career.

This role suits someone who enjoys outdoor work, values teamwork and takes pride in delivering quality outcomes for the community.

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 $1,248.18 per 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 commitmentto 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.

Questions

• Please provide details of any formal qualifications, licences, certifications or accreditations you hold that are relevant to this role (e.g. Traffic Control accreditation, horticulture qualifications, forklift licence, trade certificates or industry-specific licences). *

• Please select the option which best describes your years of relevant experience. *

• Less than 2 years
• 2 - 4 years
• 5 - 7 years
• Over 7 years

• Please describe your experience in maintaining public greenspace areas and public assets, including parks and reserves, nature strips, sports fields, etc. *

• Do you hold a current class "C" drivers licence? *

• Yes
• No

• Which of the following best describes your eligibility to work in Australia? *

• Australian or New Zealand Resident
• Temporary Resident with permission to work in Australia (Visa)
• Working Holiday Visa
• Other
• If other, please explain further here:

• Do you currently or have previously worked for Blacktown City Council? *

• I have never worked for Council

• Where did you see this position advertised? *

• Blacktown City Council website
• SEEK
• Careers at Council
• Linkedin
• LGAssist
• TikTok
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Other

• Are you a current trainee or apprentice with Blacktown City Council? *

• Yes
• No

• EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development.

• EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development.

• EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development. Have you ever been a serving full-time member of the Australian Defence Force, or a reservist? *

• Yes
• No

• EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development. Do you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?

• Yes
• No
• EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development. Are you Male, Female or Other?

• EEO data collection question - Please note providing this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used for statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development. Do you have a disability?

• Do you require any assistance or support to assist you in this recruitment process? Please include details of any employment support provider you may be using.