Team Member Rapid Response

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

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role

Weekly salary

38-hour week

RDO fortnightly

12% superannuation

Training support

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is seeking a hands-on Team Member Rapid Response to maintain parks, sports fields, reserves and open spaces. You will mow lawns, maintain gardens, set up community events and prep fields for seasonal use.

You will also install/remove goal posts and wickets, repair infrastructure and operate various plant and truck equipment. The role emphasizes team collaboration, responding to urgent requests, and contributing to safe, accessible public spaces.

Qualifications

• Hands-on outdoor maintenance experience.
• Ability to work as part of a team and follow safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Mow lawns and maintain gardens in parks, car parks and medians.
• Prepare sports fields for seasonal use and mark lines.
• Install and remove goal posts and cricket wickets; cover/uncover wickets as required.
• Repair damaged infrastructure and install temporary barricades.
• Operate mowers, tractors, tip trucks, loaders and water trucks.
• Respond to urgent requests and support service delivery during staff absences.

Skills

Mowing lawns

Garden maintenance

Event setup

Sports field prep

Line marking

Equipment operation

Team collaboration

Tools

Mowers

Tractors

Water trucks

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.

Contact officer: Scott Keen on 0448 259 ***