Team Member I Reserves Maintenance

**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Team Member Open Spaces - Reserves &
Landscapes Maintenance***

**Position Title **Team Member Open Spaces - Reserves and Landscapes Maintenance

**Position Number(s)**

**Classification **ME 5

**People Leader **Field Supervisor Reserve Maintenance

**Division **City Services

**Department **Operations

**Key Relationships **Engineering, Civil Services, Operational Support

**Our Purpose
**To improve our residents’ quality of life; continuously,

smartly and efficiently.

Six themes in our Community Vision represent the

shared value and aspirations that will guide how our

city develops - liveable, valuing nature, engaged,

prosperous, innovative and connected.

**City of Marion Values**

Our values are critical to us as they help drive

behaviours that will enable us to achieve the Council’s

vision.***

With the community and safety at the forefront of

everything we do, Marion values:
**Respect,** **Integrity,** **Achievement, Innovation**

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**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Team Member Open Spaces - Reserves &
Landscapes Maintenance**
**Purpose**

The Team Member Reserves and Landscapes Maintenance will be responsible for performing maintenance
and open space works.

The primary objective of this position is to maintain Councils open space assets with the key focus on

delivering efficient and effective services to the community.

The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to maintain solid relationships with internal and
external stakeholders.

As an ongoing commitment to the organization you will be responsible for delivering the best service to our
community and to improve residents’ quality of life; continuously, smartly and efficiently in the scope of your
daily work.

**Key Outcomes**
- Maintain the reserves, landscapes, and traffic control devices to Council’s standards, including weed

control, site clean ups, planting, mulching, and locating depth services as required.
- Operate minor plant and equipment to maintain Council’s reserves and surrounding spaces.
- Provide input to the Open Spaces metrics programs and other operational programs.
- Deliver on key performance indicators as set out by the Field Supervisor Reserve Maintenance.
- Deliver an exceptional customer experience to external clients and internal departments.

Safe Live Well” philosophy.
- Embrace ethical and moral behavior and report any suspected instances of fraud and/or corruption in

accordance with Fraud and Corruption Management and the Code of Conduct.
- All other duties as required.

**Person Specification**

**Essential Requirements**
- Australian residency.
- Advanced communication skills both written and verbal.

**Qualifications**
- MR drivers licence
- Appropriate licences to operate plant and equipment used in maintenance
- Certificate III in Horticulture or willingness to undertake.

**Skills, Knowledge, and Experience**
- Ability to be innovative, flexible, and creative in determining practical solutions to operational problems
- Intermediate computer literacy skills (desktop/tablet/smartphone)
- Ability to develop new technical skills and embrace new technology and techniques
- Sound organizational/time management skills

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**POSITION DESCRIPTION - **Team Member Open Spaces - Reserves &
Landscapes Maintenance**
- Sound knowledge of programmed activities and work practices relevant to the horticulture and

revegetation establishment maintenance.
- Knowledge of pest plant control horticultural practices
- Ability to identify and control undesirable plants
- Knowledge of WHS and environment principles
- Knowledge of principles of customer service

**Personal Attributes**
- Adhere to the City of Marion Values.
- Ability to communicate with people at all levels clearly and effectively
- Initiative, positivity and self motivation
- Commitment to work as part of a team

**Desired Requirements**

**Qualifications**
- Chemcert.

**Skills, Knowledge and Experience**
- Work zone traffic management accreditation or willingness to undertake.
- Knowledge of work practices relevant to Conservation Land Management principles
- Sound knowledge of locating and working near underground and overhead services
- Knowledge of Australian Standards and codes of practice

**Position Description Confirmation and Acknowledgement**

**New Employee Acknowledgement**

By signing the ‘City of Marion Employment Acceptance Statement’ in your Letter of Offer, you are agreeing
to the Position Description attached to your Offer.

**Employee Name: Signature Date**

**Leader Name: Signature Date**

**P&C Name: Signature Date
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