Team Member I Reserves Maintenance

**Position Description - Team Member Reserve Maintenance**
April 2025**

**Position title**Team Member Reserve Maintenance

**Position number**1434,1447,1450,1451,1452,1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457

**Classification (Level)**ME 5

**Department**City Services

**Division**Operations

**Business unit**Open Space Operations

**People Leader**Field Supervisor Reserve Maintenance

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

**Community Vision: A liveable, sustainable community.**
The strategic directions of Liveable, Sustainable, and Community reflect the aspirations of
the community for the City of Marion’s future.
A fourth strategic direction, Our Organisation, sets the focus for Council and its staff toward
fulfilling the 2024-2034 Community Vision and Strategic Directions. These interconnected
directions emphasise a commitment to achieving holistic outcomes for the council area

**City of Marion Values**
Our Values inform what is important in how we deliver for our community.
They aspire towards a consistent standard that can be expected from all who engage with
the City of Marion.

**Together we**
**Focus on the customer |** We are:

- Engaged with our diverse community
- Responsive and proactive **Our Community Vision**
- Dedicated to delivering great customer
experiences
**Engage with respect |** We are:

- Committed to a safe and inclusive workplace
- Connected, caring and professional
- Honest, transparent and act with integrity

**Embrace excellence |**We are**:

- Adaptable, driven and continuously improve
- Accountable for our decisions and actions
- Proactive in sustainability and support the

environment

A great place to _work_

**Position Description - Team Member Reserve Maintenance**
April 2025**

**Purpose**

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

The primary objective of this position is 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 organisation 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 Deliverables**
- Maintain the reserves 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.
**Person Specification**

Essential criteria
- Advanced communication skills both written and verbal.
- MR drivers licence
- Appropriate licences to operate plant and equipment used in maintenance
- Certificate III in Horticulture or willingness to undertake.
- Ability to be innovative, flexible and creative in determining practical solutions to

operational problems

practices
- Intermediate computer literacy skills (desktop/tablet/smartphone)
- Ability to develop new technical skills and embrace new technology and techniques
- Sound organisational/time management skills

work area

A great place to _work_

**Position Description - Team Member Reserve Maintenance**
April 2025**
- 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 principles of customer service
- Ability to communicate with people at all levels clearly and effectively
- Initiative, positivity and self motivation
- Commitment to work as part of a team

Desirable criteria
- Chemcert.
- 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

**Standard conditions**
- Satisfactory completion of a National Police Clearance (will be arranged by the City of

Marion)
- Satisfactory completion of applicable Medical Assessment (will be arranged by the

City of Marion)
- Must be either an Australian resident or possess the legal right to work in Australia,

with the ability to provide documentation of a valid work visa.
- Comply with existing Work, Health and Safety legislation and regulation obligations and
- Embrace ethical and moral behavior and report any suspected instances of fraud

and/or corruption in accordanc