Team Member Rapid Response

Council Jobs; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role

Salary 1,248.18/wk

38‑hour week

Roster: 6 weeks

Weekend penalties

RDO fortnightly

12% superannuation

Training & development

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is seeking a hands-on Team Member Rapid Response to perform unplanned maintenance across the city’s open spaces, ensuring safety and accessibility for residents. The role involves working as part of a team to care for parks, reserves and sports facilities.

You will respond to issues as they arise, assist during staff absences and support performance during unforeseen events, contributing to the quality and usability of public spaces.

Responsibilities

• Mow lawns and maintain gardens across parks, reserves and car parks.
• Prepare sports fields for seasonal use and line-marking as required.
• Install and remove goal posts, manage cricket wickets, and support event setup.

Job description

Work that matters, done with people who care.

As a Team Member Rapid Response, you carry out unplanned maintenance across parks, sports fields, reserves and open spaces, helping keep community facilities safe, accessible and well maintained.

You respond to issues as they arise across Blacktown City's open spaces. Duties include mowing lawns, maintaining gardens in car parks and median strips, setting up community events, preparing sports fields for seasonal use, line marking, installing and removing goal posts, and covering and uncovering cricket wickets. You also repair damaged infrastructure, install temporary barricades, and operate mowers, tractors, tip trucks, loaders and water trucks.

Working as part of a team, you respond to urgent requests, support service delivery during staff absences and help address issues resulting from unforeseen events. Your work directly contributes to the quality, presentation and usability of the city's open spaces.

If you enjoy hands on work, take pride in maintaining public spaces and work well in a team, we would love to hear from you.

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 38-hour working weekon a 6 week roster including 4 Saturday’s within the 6 week period
• penalty rates apply for weekend shifts
• 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.

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.