**What's in it for you**
- Local Council
- 2-month assignment, potential to extend
- 9 day fortnight, Monday-Friday
- $31.82 hourly rate + Superannuation
- Based in Knoxfield
**Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Maintain, upgrade and rehabilitate garden beds and open space assets in accordance to service specifications and be multi skilled across the various Parks Services to meet operational priorities
- Undertake skilled work. such as plant ID, garden bed design and pest and disease knowledge.
- The proper operation and maintenance of machinery and plant.
- Safe and competent operation of vehicle up to 4.5 tonnes GCM.
- Safe and competent operation of light mechanical plant.
- Estimate and order materials, and work to plans.
- Set up Road Side Traffic Management
**Requirements and Qualifications**:
- Knowledge of indigenous plants and the maintenance of water sensitive urban design projects, and bushland areas.
- Broad horticultural knowledge.
- Demonstrated experience in gardening work.
- Advanced certificate in horticultural or other related discipline.
- Current drivers licence for up to 4.5 tonne GC or willingness to obtain.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- MR truck drivers licence
- Must be capable of physical labour
- Eligibility to work in Australia
- Willing to undertake and maintain a current National Criminal Records Check and Working With Children Check