Parks and Gardens Team Leader

2 weeks ago

Lithgow, Australia Lithgow City Council Full time

**Job No**:LCCNSW3995**

**Location**:Lithgow, NSW***:
**The Opportunity**:

- Lithgow City Council _has an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader Parks and Garden to join their team in Lithgow, NSW.

Reporting to the Works Coordinator - Recreation, you will be responsible for planning & co-ordinating the maintenance of Council’s parks, gardens & streetscapes including Queen Elizabeth Park, Eskbank House and other gardens throughout the outlying villages of the LGA

More specifically, your duties will include (but will not be limited to):

- Manage Park & Garden maintenance
- Establish new gardens
- Provide knowledge on plant identification & growing requirements
- Provide leadership & on the job training

**About you**:

- Class C Drivers Licence
- Cert III in Horticulture (or equivalent)
- Traffic Control - TCR & ITMP
- General Induction for Construction Work Certificate (White Card)
- Relevant experience n horticulture area
- Knowledge and understanding of WHS associated requirements
- Demonstrated leadership, supervisory & communication skills for effective interaction with manager/coordinator, staff and public to achieve desired outcomes
- Chainsaw - Crosscut
- Relevant experience in the horticulture area

**Salary and Benefits**:
If you are looking for a change of lifestyle, a new adventure, or to take the next step in your career, this is the role for you.
- Between $1237.47 and $1,359.72 per week, commensurate with your skills, qualifications and experience.
- Permanent, Full Time, 38 hours per week
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Work/Life balance with h a rostered day off every 2 weeks

**_APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON Monday 8 September 2025 at 4pm AEST._**

**_ Applications generated using Artificial Intelligence (AI) may not be progressed in the recruitment process._**

**Lithgow City Council**:
The Lithgow local government area is located on the western edge of the majestic Blue Mountains. The area totals 4,567 square kilometres from the Capertee and Wolgan Valleys in the north, Little Hartley in the east, Tarana in the south and Meadow Flat in the west.

The major urban centre of Lithgow nestles in a valley of that name, overlooked by the sandstone escarpments of the Blue Mountains. In the addition to the major urban centre of Lithgow, the Lithgow local government area has 12 villages with mining or farming backgrounds. These smaller centres have proven to be a attractive rural residential areas which, along with the broader rural areas offer a truly unique lifestyle that harmonises its urban, industrial and rural qualities.

Council is focused on delivering quality services as a Centre of Regional Excellence that encourages community growth and development, and contributes to the efficient and effective management of the environment, community and economy for present and future generations.

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