About The Role:
Our Gardeners are skilled in horticultural maintenance and are passionate about making our City a place that means the world for our community.
As a Gardener, a typical day would involve activities to maintain and enhance our parks, gardens and streets, including mowing and detailing, planting of small trees and shrubs, pruning, drip irrigation, mulching and weed control.
We currently have multiple full-time positions available working a standard 9-day fortnight.
About You:
The successful candidates will need to have:
* A Certificate 3 in Horticulture or equivalent trade qualification
* A commitment to a safety first culture
* MR truck licence and white card accredited
* Willingness to perform a variety of tasks and work across different areas
About Our Organisation:
The City of Charles Sturt is a vibrant community home to more than 120,000 people across 105 different cultures. We champion unity in diversity and strive to reflect our community within our workforce, wherever you are from, you are home in the City of Charles Sturt.
We prioritise customer and employee experience and foster a supportive environment where everyone belongs. With over 500 employees, our people and our community "Means the World" to us which highlights the importance of our places, our people and our service to the community.
Our workplaces and the way we work demonstrate and ensure our commitment to customer experience excellence, productivity and our commitment to providing employees with opportunities to balance their working and personal lives. Visit our careers page to explore the benefits of joining our team and talk to us about what flexibility works for you.
About Our Team:
City Maintenance are equipped to care for open spaces in our beaches, reserves and parks, ensuring they are maintained and up to standard. This diverse portfolio is passionate and skilled in areas including property management and repair, irrigation, biodiversity, arboriculture, trees and sports turf, as well as program scheduling and contract support.
The Parks and Biodiversity team is responsible for maintaining local parks, streetscapes, open space areas, biodiversity sites and nominated Council properties. The team provide and maintain innovative, accessible and flexible public places and spaces that are fit for purpose for our community.
The Detail:
These positions are offered on a full-time, permanent basis and are classified at Grade ME5, with a starting salary of $75,209.57 per annum + Super. The benefits of joining the City of Charles Sturt also include:
* Employment security with guaranteed salary increases as part of our Enterprise Agreement
* Council funded income protection
* Work-life balance with a standard 9-day fortnight
* Annual leave loading
* Training and professional development
* Uniform and PPE
Click 'Apply for this job' to submit your application for this vacancy by 9.00am on Monday 2 February
For further information about this vacancy, please view the attached position description.
Enquiries about this position may be made to the following:
Tyron Bennetts, Coordinator Parks and Biodiversity
Position Description - Gardener