Conservation Field Technician

Infrastructure | Operations Centre, Natalie Way, Balcatta
- Closing date: 31/10/2024

**About Us**

***Infrastructure Directorate**

***The Infrastructure Directorate is the City of Stirling’s largest and most diverse Directorate, managing many of the City’s important assets and services while delivering a multi-million-dollar portfolio of projects.

This Directorate is responsible for the ongoing delivery of the City’s sustainability program, as well as contributing heavily to the City of Stirling’s vibrant local economy, liveable neighbourhoods and thriving communities.

**About the Position**

Team Stirling is seeking an experienced and safety conscious Conservation Field Technician for a 6 month contract, to join our Parks and Sustainability Business Unit. In this role you will contribute to providing attractive, safe and well-maintained parks, public spaces and environment for passive and active recreation that enables quality urban life while protecting and conserving the natural environment.

**Key Responsibilities**

**About You**

If you think you’ve got what it takes to be a part of Team Stirling you’ll share our commitment to enhancing choice, opportunity and prosperity for our community by:

- Being an enthusiastic team member with strong interpersonal skills
- Demonstrating a results driven attitude
- Representing the City in a positive and professional manner

In addition, to be considered for this role, you’ll possess the following skills and/or qualifications:

- Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management, Environmental Science or similar qualification or demonstrated field experience in a similar role.
- Experience in working with native plants and care control of natural areas.
- Considerable Experience in operating mowing equipment, hand tools and minor plant.

For further information, please refer to the position description.

**What We Offer**

The City offers some great benefits including flexibility in when and where you work to ensure a work-life balance. You will also enjoy a range of other benefits including:

- Free parking and easy public transport access
- Superannuation matching of up to 6%
- Professional development opportunities, including training, memberships, and study assistance
- Excellent leave entitlements including annual leave loading and the ability to purchase up to an additional 4 weeks’ annual leave per year
- 50% discount on gym memberships at our Stirling leisure centres
- Amazing in-house employee canteen
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
- Employee health and wellness program and initiatives including yearly flu vaccinations
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Active social club
- Employee recognition program

This temporary full-time position is a Level 5 Outside Workforce Agreement position which attract a salary from $70,970 gross pro rata per annum plus superannuation.

**To be eligible to work for us, you need to provide, or have ability obtain a**:

- A copy of Australian driving licence
- National Police Clearance (valid within the last 3 months)
- Pre-Employment Medical and DAS clearance
- The right to work in Australia

**More about the City**

The City of Stirling is a diverse and thriving local government in Western Australia, with over 243,000 residents, spanning 30 suburbs, the City is a cosmopolitan, multicultural and economic hub.

With over 1,400 employees, the City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.