Dubbo, New South Wales
Casual
Description
At the heart of community. At the start of the future.
That's where you'll find Dubbo Regional Council and this opportunity to shape our region as our new Casual Assistant Gardener.
Our people care deeply about serving and strengthening our community. We work for 55,000 residents and 1.65 million people who visit our region each year - and when you join us, you'll be part of that impact every single day. We're at the centre of huge and important environmental, economic and societal change that will ensure a more sustainable future – for the Dubbo region, New South Wales, and beyond. It doesn't get much bigger than that.
Join us as our new Casual Assistant Gardener in our Recreation and Greenspaces branch and develop your skills and future career.
Find people you can count on, and a lifestyle you love
As an Assistant Gardener, you'll play a vital role in contributing to maintaining and improving horticultural
and open spaces across the Dubbo region. Your physical fitness and love for the outdoors allows you to provide high quality horticultural services for the region and community where you live. Working within a supportive team you'll achieve a better balance, where your career and life outside work matters.
You'll Work With a Great Team To
* Provide beneficial and cost efficient horticultural and grass maintenance services
* Ensure the implementation of Council's asset maintenance policy and related procedures and documentation
* Undertake other horticultural maintenance and construction tasks as required
What You'll Bring
To thrive in this role, you will need:
* Demonstrated experience and skills in operating horticultural related large and small plant such as tractors, slashers, 'whipper snippers', chainsaws, edgers, and water trucks.
* Demonstrated ability to work constructively in a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience in undertaking other horticultural related tasks with minimal supervision or unsupervised
* Demonstrated understanding and ability to manage workplace safety when undertaking horticultural related activities.
Ready to find more from work and life?
Join us, and help strengthen our community and your career.
This position offers an attractive hourly salary ranging from
$30.02
plus 25% loading.
To find out more about this role, explore the Position Description and feel free to reach out to our
Team Leader City Presentation
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to make an enquiry.
If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you, simply click Apply Now
This position requires a pre-employment health assessment. Please refer to the Job Demands document for the physical requirements of the position.
Applications close 9:00am, Friday 23 January 2026
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Why Dubbo Regional Council?
At Dubbo Regional Council, You'll Find a Great Combination. Here's What You Can Expect In Your Career With Us
* Find purpose and impact
Everything you do at Dubbo Regional Council makes a difference for so many people, in so many ways. It'll always be that way. But right here, right now, we're at the heart of some big change - and this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help us shape the future for communities here and beyond.
* Find personal and professional growth
You'll find so much variety here. We're doing diverse, high-impact work at scale. For you, that means plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and future career.
* Find people you can count on and a lifestyle you love
Your career matters, but so does your life outside of work. You don't have to sacrifice one for the other. Here, you'll achieve and grow in a great place to live and work, with people who truly care.
You'll Also Enjoy a Range Of Other Benefits
* Make your pay go further with a variety of salary-packaging options, including Rainbow Cottage Childcare, novated vehicle leasing, self-education expenses, disability/income protection insurance, and so much more.
* Be rewarded for your impact with our annual Staff Excellence Awards and find real connection with our supportive team environment and active social club.
* Prioritise your health and wellbeing with our Fitness Passport, comprehensive Wellbeing Program, annual flu vaccination, and Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
Dubbo Regional Council is part of Wiradjuri Country and we acknowledge all clan groups that reside within the Dubbo and Wellington Wiradjuri Nation. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
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