**Maintain quality sporting fields & recreation areas**:

- **Ongoing training + career opportunities**:

- **Enjoy rostered days off | Employer of Choice**

**About Us**

City of Ryde, just 12 kilometres from Sydney CBD, is a place of unique lifestyle and opportunity. It is home to an engaged and culturally diverse community of around 130,000 people, and a strong and growing Smart City economy including more than 13,000 local businesses, Macquarie Park, world-class hospitals, and a leading university. All balanced with beautiful bushland, riverfront parks, open spaces, and sport facilities.

Our council delivers a broad range of services, projects, programs, and events. We are actively committed to innovation, sustainability, resilience and providing exceptional customer experiences, and this relies on attracting and keeping great people. We offer a range of benefits, including flexible work arrangements, health and wellbeing programs, a learning and development program including study support, and a reward and recognition program.

**About the role**

We're looking for experienced Groundskeeper to join our Sports Facilities Teams. As a Groundskeeper you will work in a small team environment responsible for the maintenance of sporting and recreational fields and parks including activities such as mowing, line marking, field renovations, irrigation operation, pest and weed control, parks equipment operation and general park and garden maintenance.

Your commencing salary will be in the range from **$54,496.80 to $70,845.84 p.a + superannuation** dependent upon relevant skills and experience.

**About You**
- Certificate III qualification in Horticulture, Greenkeeping or similar, or have proven equivalent experience
- General Induction Certificate (white card)
- Class C Drivers Licence
- Broad range of general labouring skills
- Ability to work independently without close supervision
- Demonstrated experience in small plant operation and power tools
- Ability to undertake physical demanding work and heavy lifting
- Experience and skills in maintaining and setting up sporting fields

**Culture & Benefits**
- Accrue a rostered day off approximately every 3 weeks
- Long service leave after 5 years, then accrued monthly
- 18 weeks paid parental leave (for eligible employees)
- 3 extra grant days at Christmas to ensure you have time to enjoy the holiday
- Annual performance reviews and Award increases
- Opportunity to sign up as a fitness passport member
- Various health & well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, skin checks, etc.

**How to Apply**

**Closing date**: Tuesday 1 October 2024 at 11:30pm.

If you would like to know more, please see the Position Description or call Richie Griffiths on (02) 9952 8164 for a confidential discussion.

**City of Ryde is committed to Equal Employment and Child Safety