Regeneration Assistants

We are seeking 2 full-time Regeneration Assistants to join our Sustainability and Environment team. Council's Natural Area Rehabilitation program is focused on increasing the extent and quality of native vegetation in areas adjacent to the coast and waterways. Projects include within our estuaries to upper catchment rainforest streams and the coastal dunes.

**About the role**:

- assist to establish and maintain natural area revegetation and regeneration sites throughout Tweed Shire
- undertake maintenance and other duties as required in Council's riparian projects nursery
- undertake construction and maintenance of coastal and waterways infrastructure
- tree planting, light construction and the use and maintenance of equipment
- identification and management of weeds.

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $965.33 per week with competency-based increments up to $1,094.04 per week, plus 10.5% super (_plus any increase in the NSW Local Government (State) Award_)
- 76 hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - **click here** for more).

**We are seeking**:

- Minimum TAFE Certificate 3 in Conservation and Land Management (or similar qualification)
- Vehicle and Boat Licences
- Experience in light constructions, and operation of light machinery and tools
- Competency in the use of herbicides
- Passion for the environment
- Physical fitness to perform tasks in remote and/or rugged locations

**About us**:

- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

**Where it's located**:
This position is based in Murwillumbah, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

**Position closes**: