Parks Operator

City of Perth; Perth; On-site; AUD 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Employee benefits

Job summary

City of Perth is seeking a hands-on Parks Operator to maintain the city’s green spaces across parks and gardens. You will work with a small crew, mowing, edging, planting and operating horticultural machinery while following safe work practices. A strong team player with relevant tickets will thrive here.

Offered are full-time, permanent employment with an attractive outdoor-focused role, ongoing training, and employee benefits. A Class C licence and White/Blue Card preferred.

Qualifications

• Hands-on horticultural and manual work experience.
• Confidence using gardening equipment.
• Good understanding of safe work practices.

Responsibilities

• Mowing, brush-cutting and edging parks and reserves.
• Preparing garden beds and planting.
• Operating horticultural machinery and keeping tools safe and ready to use.
• Reporting maintenance issues and helping keep public spaces safe and welcoming.

Skills

Horticultural experience

Teamwork

Manual work

Safe work practices

Communication

Education

Certificate II in Horticulture

Tools

C class driver’s licence

MR licence

Horticultural machinery

Job description

Infrastructure and Operations | Parks & Environment

• $37.41 p/h, equating to $73,920 per annum, plussuperannuation
• Full-time, permanent
• Based at Osborne Park Depot, working across theCity’s parks and gardens

Enjoy working outdoors and taking pride in a job welldone? Help keep Perth’s parks and gardens looking theirbest.

We’re looking for a practical, reliable team member withexperience in gardening, landscaping or parks maintenance to joinour Parks and Environment team.

The role

Reporting to the Team Leader Parks, you’ll work alongside asmall crew to care for the green spaces our community enjoys everyday. Your work will include:

• Mowing, brush-cutting and edging parks and reserves;
• Preparing garden beds and planting;
• Operating horticultural machinery and keeping tools safeand ready to use; and
• Reporting maintenance issues and helping keep public spacessafe and welcoming.

What you’ll bring

You’ll have hands‑on horticultural and manual work experience,confidence using gardening equipment and a good understanding ofsafe work practices. You’ll also be someone who communicatesclearly, works well in a team and takes pride in their work.

You’ll need a current C class driver’s licence,a Construction Induction Card (White/Blue Card)and the ability to carry out physical work, including walking andstanding for extended periods.

A Certificate II or higher in Horticulture and an MR licencewould be an advantage.

Make a visible difference to Perth while accessing training anddevelopment opportunities, a health and wellbeing program includingFitness Passport, and a range of employee benefits.

We value Commitment, Teamwork, Courage and Respect, and welcomepeople who bring these values to their work.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds,including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, peoplewith disability, and people of all ages, cultures, sexualorientations and gender identities.

Canvassing of Elected Members will disqualify yourapplication.

• $37.41 p/h, equating to $73,920 per annum, plussuperannuation
• Full-time, permanent
• Based at Osborne Park Depot, working across theCity’s parks and gardens

Enjoy working outdoors and taking pride in a job welldone? Help keep Perth’s parks and gardens looking theirbest.

We’re looking for a practical, reliable team member withexperience in gardening, landscaping or parks maintenance to joinour Parks and Environment team.

The role

Reporting to the Team Leader Parks, you’ll work alongside asmall crew to care for the green spaces our community enjoys everyday. Your work will include:

• Mowing, brush-cutting and edging parks and reserves;
• Preparing garden beds and planting;
• Operating horticultural machinery and keeping tools safeand ready to use; and
• Reporting maintenance issues and helping keep public spacessafe and welcoming.

What you’ll bring

You’ll have hands‑on horticultural and manual work experience,confidence using gardening equipment and a good understanding ofsafe work practices. You’ll also be someone who communicatesclearly, works well in a team and takes pride in their work.

You’ll need a current C class driver’s licence,a Construction Induction Card (White/Blue Card)and the ability to carry out physical work, including walking andstanding for extended periods.

A Certificate II or higher in Horticulture and an MR licencewould be an advantage.

Why join us?

Make a visible difference to Perth while accessing training anddevelopment opportunities, a health and wellbeing program includingFitness Passport, and a range of employee benefits.

We value Commitment, Teamwork, Courage and Respect, and welcomepeople who bring these values to their work.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds,including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, peoplewith disability, and people of all ages, cultures, sexualorientations and gender identities.

Canvassing of Elected Members will disqualify yourapplication.

For further information please contact Allyson Mullane, Coordinator Parks and Environment, 08 9461 3755 or email [e-mail].
Attachments:
- Application Pack - Parks Operator.pdf
- Collection Notice.pdf