Open Space Maintenance

Open Space Maintenance - Parks Worker Temporary Vacancies (Recruitment Pool)

Job No:GRC1501

Location:Gympie

Temporary Vacancies (Recruitment Pool)Open Space Maintenance - Parks Worker Positions

Remuneration: Starting $1,295.25 per week plus applicable allowances and up to 13% Super

A recruitment pool is a great opportunity to be considered for a number of temporary roles within Council throughout a 6-month period by submitting only one application. Being placed in a recruitment pool does not mean that you have been offered employment; nor is it a guarantee that employment will be offered.

Information gathered in your online application will be reviewed by hiring managers in order to match you to the requirements of their available opportunity. The hiring manager with an available opportunity will contact you directly via your supplied email address or phone number to discuss their role and seek your interest. Theywill also discuss a possible interview and/or further assessment if required.

The Recruitment Pool is valid for a period of 6 months. At the end of 6 months, your placement in the recruitment pool will expire.

You can withdraw from the Recruitment Pool at any time by emailing recruitment@gympie.qld.gov.au.You will receive confirmation of your exit from the Recruitment Pool once this has occurred.

Job Description

Council has temporary vacancies which arise due to short term absences. These positions are located both at Gympie and Tin Can Bay.

We are seeking to engage employees via the Recruitment Pool to undertake a range of activities as part of a multi-disciplined team responsible for the maintenance of Council's open space including sportsfields and parks and gardens.

What are we looking for?

Open Space Maintenace - Parks Worker, you could expect to be responsible for tasks such as:

• general labouring duties and operating light plant and equipment.
• Maintaining parks, pruning, brush cutting, mowing, planting, cleaning and operating a blower.
• Contributing to continuous improvement by identifying better ways to do our work.

Critical for success in these roles will be:

• physical fitness with the ability to carry out labouring duties and/or small plant operation in trying conditions.
• the ability to work under general supervision and take direction.
• the ability to foster and maintain good working relationships in a team environment.
• A QLD construction industry white/blue card
• Qld C Class Drivers Licenec that is current and maintained.

Desirable for this role will be:

• Prior experience within Parks and opens space maintenance.
• AQLD HR truck licence.

What we offer?

• Nine-day fortnight
• Access to employee health and well-being programs
• Fitness Passport: work out at over 25 local gyms for you and your family at a subsidised rate.
• Access to salary sacrificing.
• Employee assistance program offering free confidential counselling services for employees and their families.

Our Values

• Accountability
• Communication
• Customer Service Focused
• Integrity
• Teamwork and Collaboration

For a full explanation of our values please click here . You will be assessed on your understanding of these values and how you have applied values such as these in your previous employment.

How to apply

Keen to apply? Simply follow the instructions below:

1) Complete the information below, as requested
2) Click 'APPLY'
3) Attach your resume, cover letter and a single document containing copies of your qualifications, licences or tickets as applicable. (Please note: Applications will only be considered if a copy of relevant qualifications, tickets and licences are attached)
4) Click 'NEXT' and 'CONFIRM'

Please note before continuing: It is advisable that you prepare your responses in a separate word or text document, saving your work as you go and that you then copy and paste this prepared information in the form before completing the application process. Please keep your responses to a maximum 300 words for each question.

Applications close on Sunday 28th September 2025 at 11.00pm AEST. No late Expressions of Interest will be accepted. Only applications received via Council's online application system will be considered.

Gympie Regional Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and our people represent the community which we service. We invite all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including First Nations People, and people from diverse social, cultural and gender backgrounds.

Personal Details * Required field

• Title *
• First name *
• Last name *
• E-mail *
• Phone *

  Digits only or add + for international numbers

  • Street *
  • Street Cont.
  • City, Town or Suburb *
  • Postcode or Zipcode *
  • Country *
  • State, Region or Province *
  • LinkedIn URL

    (Please click on your profile and copy the URL from your profile page.)

    Questions

Do you have the right to work in Australia? (This is a mandatory requirement for the position.) *

• Yes
• No

Are you an existing employee of Gympie Regional Council? *

• Yes
• No

If no, have you previously been employed by Gympie Regional Council? *

• Yes
• No

EEO Data CollectionProviding this information is voluntary. Any information that you do provide will remain confidential and will only be used as statistical information to assist with equity and diversity policy development and reporting.Do you identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander?

• Yes
• No

Are you from a racial, ethnic or ethno-religious group which is a minority in Australian society?

• Yes
• No
• If 'Yes', please provide details.

Is English the primary language spoken at home?

• Yes
• No

Do you have a disability?

• Yes
• No
• If you answered 'Yes' to having a disability, do you require an adjustment to be made at work?

Please indicate what Vehicle Licence you hold: (a copy of your licences are required to be considered for this role) *

• Class C
• Class LR
• Class MR
• Class HR
• Class HC
• Class MC

Please indicate which of the following Competencies you hold: (a copy of your qualifications are required to be considered for this role) *

• Tractor
• First Aid
• CPR
• Chainsaw
• Ride on Mower
• Traffic Management Level 1
• Qld General Construction White/Blue card

Parks and Gardens - Please select your areas of skill and expertise: *

• Brushcutting
• Horticulture
• Playground inspections
• Sports/Turf
• Weed control
• Please indicate other skills/experience/tickets you hold including how many years recent experience in a Parks worker: *

DeclarationI declare the information provided in this application is true and correct to the best of my current knowledge. I understand that any employment offer will be based on the accuracy of this application and results of relevant checks and any misrepresentation of the facts or omission of relevant material may be a cause for dismissal. *
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