Description
Permanent full time role. Work/Life balance - 9 day fortnight. Long Jetty and Charmhaven locations. Supportive team environment where no 2 days are the same.
Full‐time.
About The Role
As a Crew Member Beach Maintenance, you'll play a key role in maintaining, improving, and restoring some of our region's most iconic coastal environments. From dune rehabilitation to beach clean‐ups and infrastructure repairs, this role is perfect for someone who values meaningful work with real community impact.
Key Responsibilities Include
* Maintain vegetation across beaches, lagoons and coastal reserves—pruning, weed control and planting
* Assist with improvement and construction works such as fencing, beach accessways, dune rehab and repairing coastal infrastructure
* Operate a range of hand tools, power tools and specialised machinery safely and effectively
* Support lagoon openings, flood recovery and emergency works (including after‐hours when required)
* Safely operate small articulated dump trucks, beach tractors, 4WD vehicles and trailers
* Monitor for potential asbestos, identifying risks and supporting safe removal and disposal
* Remove biological and non‐biological hazards from beaches and waterways, including assisting with sea mammal interaction management
* Work closely with your crew to coordinate tasks, solve problems and meet daily maintenance schedules
To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Have
* Medium Rigid (MR) Driver Licence
* General Construction Induction Card (NSW SafeWork or equivalent)
* AQF3 Chemical Accreditation
* Chainsaw competency (trim & cross‐cut felled trees)
* Current First Aid Certificate
* Completed 4WD Vehicle Training
* Asbestos Awareness Training
* Competency in Loader Wheel Steer (LL) operation
Other Important Information
* The commencing salary for this position is up to $63.5K per year. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $73.5K on completion of assessment of skills and performance plus 12% superannuation and Level 1 Adverse Working Conditions
* We have multiple permanent roles available
* This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight
* These roles are located at the Long Jetty Depot and Charmhaven Depots
Extra Benefits
Central Coast Council provides team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year. Employee Assistance Program offers a range of wellbeing initiatives.
Other Extras Include
* Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
* Free flu vaccination program
* Time provided for annual skin cancer screening, breast screen and blood donations
* Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
* We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
* Novated leasing partnerships
Equal Opportunity
Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.
Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.
Contact
Contact person: Darren Williams, Team Leader Environmental Infrastructure BushlandPhone: 0417 268 994
This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 1 March 2026.
Location
Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.
How To Apply
We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council. By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false. You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate.
To Lodge Your Application, Please Follow These Steps
* Answer the on‐line questions shown below.
* Attach your resume.
* Attach your qualifications and licences.
Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e‐mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.
Support for Application
If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need.
If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.
Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e‐mail.
We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.
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