Our collaborative teams cover horticulture, arboriculture, nursery, landscaping, irrigation, and infrastructure maintenance across the region.Position: Parks Worker/OperatorLocation: Sunshine CoastType: Permanent Full-timeSalary: $76K Total Remuneration PackageVacancy No: 5491Why work with us?At Council, we're proud of our region.
We collaborate with the community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast.
If you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you'll want to join our team!The Parks and Gardens branch is responsible for the care, management, and operation of public open space, foreshore reserves, and recreational areas to enable active and passive recreation and the preservation of natural landscape and environmental features.Role Responsibilities:Carry out garden maintenance tasks such as planting, weeding, mulching, pruning of trees and shrubs, mowing, irrigation, turf management, removal and disposal of green waste and litter.Assist and undertake landscape construction and horticultural maintenance, pest control, and other general labouring activities.About You:As a requirement of this role, you will possess a Certificate II in Horticulture or have relevant experience.
You will have a 30215 QLD – General Safety Induction (Construction Industry) – Blue Card, and a current "C" class driver's license and LR license.Essential to your success is physical agility and the level of fitness, strength, and dexterity to carry out labouring and frequent heavy lifting & bending.
Appointment to this position is subject to completion of a pre-employment medical assessment.Our Culture & Employee Benefits:Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled, and dedicated workplace culture.
As an employee, you will enjoy a range of benefits which include but are not limited to:Development opportunities through corporate learning and development programs, including the opportunity to obtain a certificate.Discounted health-related memberships and other wellbeing initiatives.Generous Superannuation benefits - council will also contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.How to Apply:Your written application should include:A 1-page summary regarding your interest and summarising your suitability for the role with reference to the Position Profile.A current resume or curriculum vitae.Once you have these two documents ready, click 'Apply Now' and follow the prompts to complete your application.Further Information:Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.For specific enquiries, contact Robert Tsikleas during business hours on .We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve.
If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team at Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion, and sexual orientation.
To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve.
Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.#J-18808-Ljbffr