Team Leader - Parks & Recreation

Toowoomba Regional Council; Greenmount; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home safety

Professional development

Salary sacrifice

Health insurance discounts

Fitness Passport

Flu vaccinations

Employee assistance

Job summary

The Toowoomba Regional Council is seeking a Team Leader for the Parks & Recreation team at the Greenmount depot. You will lead a dynamic group in enhancing and maintaining parks and formal open spaces, with remote supervision in place.

You will manage maintenance tasks, lead, motivate, and supervise the team to meet high standards, ensuring safety and efficiency in outdoor spaces.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Horticulture is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated horticultural experience, or equivalent qualification and experience relevant to this position.
• 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, motivate, and supervise your team in executing a diverse range of maintenance tasks, with a primary focus on Council's formal open spaces.
• Operate with minimal supervision as a Team Leader in maintaining parks and garden spaces.
• The preferred candidate will undertake a Criminal History Check and a pre-employment medical assessment.

Skills

Leadership and teamwork

Horticultural experience

Interpersonal and communication

Accountability

Education

Certificate III in Horticulture

MR Driver's Licence (Current)

WHS/White Card CPCWHS1001

Chainsaw Level 2

Traffic Management Certification

ACDC Spraying 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.
• 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 ‘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.

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 *** within business hours.

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.