Team Leader - Parks & Recreation

Toowoomba Regional Council; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Salary sacrificing for superannuation

Corporate health insurance discounts

TRC Employee’s Association

Job summary

The Toowoomba Regional Council’s Parks & Recreation team maintains over 7000 hectares of public gardens, parkland and open spaces. The Team Leader will lead a dedicated crew, plan diverse maintenance tasks and ensure high quality outcomes across formal spaces.

You will manage a small team with minimal supervision, encourage professional development, and uphold safety standards while working at the Greenmount depot. A strong horticultural background and relevant licenses are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Horticulture is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated horticultural experience, or equivalent qualification and experience relevant to this position.
• Current ‘C’ Class Driver’s Licence.
• Current ‘MR’ Class Driver’s Licence is highly desirable.
• Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control (ACDC) Spraying Certificate is highly desirable.
• WHS Competency (White Card) for CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry, or equivalent, or a willingness to obtain prior to commencement.
• Chainsaw Level 2 Ticket is desirable.
• Current Traffic Management Implementation certificate is highly desirable.
• Leadership and teamwork skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead a dynamic team delivering maintenance tasks across parks and open spaces.
• Motivate and supervise your team to maintain high standards with minimal supervision.
• Operate under remote supervision to support council’s urban green infrastructure.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Accountability

Education

Certificate III in Horticulture

Tools

C Class Driver's Licence

MR Class Driver's Licence

ACDC Spraying Certificate

White Card

Chainsaw Level 2

Traffic Management Certificate

Job description

BRING YOUR HORTICULTURAL SKILLS TO A TEAM THAT ENJOYS A GREAT LOCATION AND LIFE/WORK BALANCE

• $1,350.67 gross per 38 hour week, plus 17.5% annual leave loading and up to 12.65% superannuation.
• Permanent Full time position based at our Greenmount depot.
• Work a 9 day fortnight with a Rostered Day Off.

About Parks & Recreation

The Parks & Recreation Team are the secret behind the Toowoomba Region’s beautiful parks and gardens. With over 7000 hectares of public gardens, bushland park, sports and recreation facilities and other open space and an extensive urban forest, the Toowoomba region is well known for its liveability and green infrastructure. The Parks and Recreation Services Branch is responsible for planning, developing and maintaining our beautiful green infrastructure, some of which is heritage listed, and keeping up with the strong growth across the region. The team is a diverse mix of approximately 200 people working as labourers, gardeners, arborists, horticulturalists, plant operators, rangers, cleaners, project managers, landscape architects, administrators, regulators and their managers and leaders.

About the position

As a Team Leader, you will lead a dynamic team dedicated to enhancing and maintaining parks, ensuring the highest standards of quality and functionality. Operating with minimal supervision, you will lead, motivate, and supervise your team in executing a diverse range of maintenance tasks, with a primary focus on Council's formal open spaces.

In this position, you will operate under remote supervision.

What we provide

• Work in a safety-conscious organisation - home safe every day!
• Professional development and learning opportunities.
• Salary sacrificing opportunities to boost your superannuation.
• Corporate discounts on selected private health insurance.
• Active social club – TRC Employee’s Association.
• Access to the Fitness Passport Program - providing access to a wide range of local health, fitness, and leisure facilities with a single membership.
• Free Flu Vaccinations and Skin Checks.
• Employee Assistance Program – free 24 hour nationwide confidential counselling services for employees and their families going through personal or work-related problems.

What you'll bring

• Certificate III in Horticulture is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated horticultural experience, or equivalent qualification and experience relevant to this position.
• Current ‘C’ Class Driver’s Licence.
• Current ‘MR’ Class Driver’s Licence is highly desirable.
• Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control (ACDC) Spraying Certificate is highly desirable.
• WHS Competency (White Card) for CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry, or equivalent, or a willingness to obtain prior to commencement.
• Chainsaw Level 2 Ticket is desirable.
• Current Traffic Management Implementation certificate is highly desirable.
• Leadership and teamwork skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Accountability.

Please see the Position Description for more detailed information.

The preferred candidate will be required to undertake a Criminal History Check and a pre-employment medical assessment to assess their ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the position.

For further information

Please contact Lee Zeller - Supervisor Parks & Gardens - on 0429 408 756 within business hours.

Closing date

The closing date for applications is at 11:59pm on Wednesday, 18 November 2026.

About Council

The Toowoomba region is about rich traditions and bold ambitions. Our long and proud agricultural history has evolved Toowoomba into Australia’s second largest inland city supporting diverse townships in the council area and acting as a service centre for South West Qld and North West NSW. The region is boldly forging new opportunities around the Surat Basin resource sector, education, health, transport and massive infrastructure investments. Growth hasn’t come at the expense of liveability though, with Toowoomba twice voted in the top 5 most family friendly cities in Australia.

Toowoomba Regional Council services a regional population of 178,500 and employs a team of approximately 1,600 staff, dedicated and passionate about delivering excellent customer service to the community, residents and visitors throughout the region. We recognise that our success depends upon attracting and retaining skilled and talented staff and offer a wide variety of interesting challenges and opportunities to develop your career.

Council does not accept unsolicited agency approaches or applications for this or any other vacancy. No response will be provided.

Attachments:
- Position Description - Team Leader (3484).pdf
- TRC Values and Behaviours.pdf