Team Leader Streetscape Horticulture

Infrastructure | Operations Centre, Natalie Way, Balcatta
- Closing date: 03/03/2025

**About Us**

The Infrastructure Directorate is the City of Stirling’s largest and most diverse Directorate, managing many of the City’s important assets and services while delivering a multi-million-dollar portfolio of projects.

This Directorate is responsible for the ongoing delivery of the City’s sustainability program, as well as contributing heavily to the City of Stirling’s vibrant local economy, liveable neighbourhoods and thriving communities.

**About the Position**

Our Parks and Sustainability Business Unit has an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader Streetscape Horticulture to join the team, providing horticultural services and landscape maintenance to streetscapes and facilities across the City. Key responsibilities include plant operation, tree and shrub planting, mulching and general labouring duties.

**Key Responsibilities**

The duties of the Team Leader Streetscape Horticulture will include but are not limited to:

- Undertake routine or reactive maintenance works in accordance with landscape maintenance schedules or as directed by the Supervisor, Streetscape Horticulture, and report progress and completion of works on a daily basis.
- Provide advice, guidance and direction to trainees and Streetscape Horticulture Operators (including agency staff) on agreed service levels and horticultural practices. Leading by example, and ensure knowledge is transferred to employees in the Streetscape Horticulture Unit. Monitor performance including manage team member behaviour issues with a fair approach.
- Develop forward plans for landscape rejuvenation initiatives with the Supervisor, Streetscape Horticulture.

**About You**
- Certificate III in Horticulture (Amenity) or demonstrated equivalent competency.
- Certificate in Basic Worksite Traffic Management.
- Seeking a self-starter with sound horticultural knowledge who can independently make decisions and take proactive action.
- Capability to inspire and motivate the team, fostering a positive work environment.

For further information, please refer to the position description.

**What We Offer**

The City offers some great benefits including flexibility in when and where you work to ensure a work-life balance. You will also enjoy a range of other benefits including:

- Free parking
- Superannuation matching of up to 6%
- Excellent leave entitlements including annual leave loading and the ability to purchase up to an additional 4 weeks’ annual leave per year
- 50% discount on gym memberships at our Stirling leisure centres
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
- Employee health and wellness program and initiatives including yearly flu vaccinations
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Generous study assistance

This permanent full-time position is a Level 6 Outside Workforce Agreement positions which attract a salary from $75,442 gross pro rata per annum plus superannuation.

**To be eligible to work for us, you need to provide, or have ability obtain a**:

- A copy of Australian driving licence
- National Police Clearance (valid within the last 3 months)
- Pre-Employment Medical and DAS clearance
- The right to work in Australia

**More about the City**

The City of Stirling is a diverse and thriving local government in Western Australia, with over 243,000 residents, spanning 30 suburbs, the City is a cosmopolitan, multicultural and economic hub.

With over 1,400 employees, the City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.