Team Member Rapid Response

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

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time role

38-hour working week

4 Saturdays in 6 weeks roster

12% superannuation

Rostered Day Off every fortnight

Competitive leave entitlements

Ongoing training and development

Access to Fitness Passport and WELLBEF

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is seeking a Team Member Rapid Response to carry out unplanned maintenance across parks, sports fields, reserves and open spaces, keeping facilities safe and well maintained. You will respond to issues as they arise, perform mowing, garden maintenance, line marking, set up events, install and remove goal posts, and operate heavy vehicles.

This is a permanent, full-time role with a 38-hour week, four Saturdays in six weeks, 12% super, RDOs and opportunities for training and

Responsibilities

• Mow lawns and maintain gardens in car parks and median strips.
• Set up community events and prepare sports fields for seasonal use.
• Perform line marking and install/remove sports equipment (goal posts).
• Operate mowers, tractors, tip trucks, loaders and water trucks.
• Respond to urgent requests and assist during staff absences.

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 week on 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.

Our commitment to 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.