Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Officer

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $76,817 - $93,275

Occupation: Land Management

Reference: DJCS/1826501

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
- ** Great opportunity to join Youth Justice Custodial Services in an ongoing role**
- **Make a positive difference in keeping our community safe**
- **VPS Grade 3: $76,817 - $93,275**

An exciting ongoing opportunity exist for a Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Officer in the Youth Justice Custodial Services, Infrastructure Projects and Security Unit.

**About us**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is responsible for the statutory supervision of young people in the criminal justice system.

The two Youth Justice Custodial Precincts in Victoria are managed by the department. The Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Officer will maintain all amenity areas of the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct, which include; mowing, pruning, spraying, and propagation, maintenance of ponds, orchard, vegetable gardens and nursery. You will develop new gardens and upgrade existing gardens. You'll be competent in identifying problems and accordingly providing a solution. You will have knowledge and skills in pest and disease control, pruning techniques and irrigation systems.

The Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Officer will report to the Horticulture Supervisor. They will assist the Ground Maintenance team in maintaining the 9.5 hectare property in Parkville.While this position is based at Parkville Youth Justice Precinct travel to other Youth Justice Precincts may be required.

**What does the Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Officer do?**
- Operate as part of team to provide high level services aimed at maintaining grounds at the precinct by organising, delivering and sustaining various periodic and general grounds maintenance works.
- Maintain grounds at the Precinct by delivering tasks like, mowing, slashing, pruning, mulching, weeding, spraying, watering, planting etc.
- Safely operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as ride-on mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, pruning saws, forklifts and elevated work platforms (EWP) as per procedures and checklists

To learn more about this role, please read the attached position description.
- Proven experience in landscape and grounds maintenance with the ability to perform varied horticulture periodic, general and reactive maintenance tasks.
- Experience in operation of machinery, tools and equipment used for grounds maintenance.
- Experience with Forklift and EWP (Elevated Work Platforms) or willingness to obtain relevant forklift and boom type elevated platform licencesis desirable.

**What's in it for you?**

You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government, a recognised top employer of choice nationally. All our staff work to the vision of a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.

There are many advantages in working for the department, including:

- **Job stability**-** position as a member of the Victorian Public Service (VPS).
- **A fair salary-**enjoy great work conditions and salary sacrificing options.
- **Transparent performance framework-**approach your work with confidence in how you're tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your manager.
- **Generous leave entitlements-** provisions for many forms of leave; including personal, parental, carers, study, cultural, compassionate, and sick leave.
- **Employee Assistance Program support**-** you are encouraged to use this short-term, confidential counselling service if you're experiencing emotional stress, relationship problems, conflict with others or personal issues. It is also available for financial counselling and retirement planning.

We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. One of the ways we do this is by recruiting a diverse workforce - we welcome