Nature Care Group Supervisor

Are you passionate about nature conservation and community engagement?

Join our team as a Nature Care Group Supervisor to make a real difference in environmental stewardship and community collaboration. You’ll play a vital role in supporting registered volunteer groups working on Council-managed land. Responsibilities include overseeing volunteer activities, managing resources, and ensuring a safe, engaging work environment.

**About the role**:

- Provide regular on-site supervision to Council’s volunteer Nature Care Groups working on Council-owned or managed land.
- Oversee the administrative tasks related to volunteer care groups, ensuring smooth operations and effective communication.
- Assist with developing and delivering training programs to equip volunteers with the necessary skills and knowledge for their work activities.
- Manage the supply, inventory and distribution of equipment and materials needed for volunteer work.
- Ensure Nature Care Group volunteers have access to the resources, training, and materials needed to perform activities and tasks according to approved work plans and Council policies.
- Implement and follow risk management procedures
- Assist with the development and/or review of Nature Care Group site and work plans

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $39.62 per hour with competency-based increments up to $46.52 per hour, plus 11.5% super
- 23.25 hours/3 days per week
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list
- **We are seeking**:

- Passionate about nature conservation and community engagement.
- Qualification and experience in bush regeneration, horticulture, natural area management or similar.
- Organised and detail oriented.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary to interact with volunteers, care group coordinators, and other stakeholders.
- Competent with maintaining digital records using Excel and other database management software, and report writing using Microsoft Word.

**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**:
**Pre-Employment Screening**:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

**How To Apply**:

- Have your Resume document ready to go.

**If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below**:

- Detail your qualifications and experience in bush regeneration, horticulture, or natural area management.
- Describe your understanding and experience with implementing risk management processes in your previous roles.
- Detail your experience with maintaining digital records and writing reports using Microsoft Word and Excel, and any experience in using database management programs.
- Detail your competence in supervising staff or volunteers in an outdoor work setting, including and/or development.

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- Unit_
- Environmental Services_
- Job Grade_
- 5_
- Industry_
- Environmental Services_
- Employment Type_
- Full-time_