Certificated Gardener

3 weeks ago

Geelong, Australia City of Greater Geelong Full time

**Certificated Gardener**:
**Job no**: 498701

**Work type**: Permanent Full Time

**Classification**: Band 3 ($64,827 - $68,852 pa)

**Categories**: Environment & Sustainability, Trades & Labour

**About the role**
In this role, you will be responsible for the effective and sustainable management of Council’s open and outdoor spaces including community parks, reserve assets, streetscapes and recreational spaces.

**Work type: Permanent Full Time.**
**Classification: Band 3 ($64, 827 - $68, 852 pa plus super)**

Key responsibilities include:

- Follow all reasonable directions given by the Team Leader and other more senior staff in accordance with operational requirements which may include, but is not limited to, weeding, mowing, propagation, spraying of appropriate insecticides, herbicides and fungicides to a regular or modified program as required.
- Undertake tasks including site preparation, planting, maintenance, and liaising with community groups and the public.
- Operate and maintain plant and equipment, which may include, but is not limited to, sprayers, hand/small ride on mowers, small tractors and related machinery, in an effective and efficient manner and in compliance with relevant laws/regulations, codes of practice and applicable directives.
- Displaying a positive personal contribution in assisting the City Parks and Gardens Unit in providing a customer focused service and commercially driven operation.
- Effective and efficient recording of maintenance works undertaken, time sheets and plant sheets or recorded on Councils Management Maintenance system.

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will have a trade recognised Certificate III in horticulture or Certificate III in Parks & Gardens or equivalent, and/or extensive experience in a range of horticultural activities.

Essential Experience:

- Some years’ experience in a range of horticultural activities preferably in a maintenance role.
- Good knowledge of a range of plant material including their growing conditions and maintenance requirements and ability to further develop knowledge through research and practical observation.
- Extensive experience in the broad range of horticultural maintenance activities performed in the Parks environment.
- Experience in operating a range of Park’s Maintenance plant and equipment.
- A current Medium truck licence.
- Current Working with Children check.

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**

At the City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung Country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

**A career with us**
Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.

We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.

We offer:

- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and ceremonial leave
- study leave
- paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
- IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
- training and career development opportunities
- a healthy and safe environment
- our employee wellbeing program
- corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
- unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

**Applications and Enquiries**
- We collect demographic data to help us learn who our advertisements are reaching and how we can reach an even more diverse audience. We are committed to building a more diverse team. Your responses to our demographic questions are strictly confidential and will not be individually shared._

**Advertised**: 18 Apr 2024 9:00 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 02 May 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Stand

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