Tradesperson - Horticulturalist (Auburn Botanic Gardens)

Located 20km west of Sydney on Dharug country, with a population of 240,000 residents, Cumberland City Council is the fourth most populous Local Government Area in Greater Sydney. Cumberland boasts one of the most diverse communities in Australia, with people from many different backgrounds and cultures living alongside one another.

Our people are focused on driving community outcomes, programs and services to innovate, inspire and deliver change for the community we represent and has worked hard to fulfil its community’s vision for Cumberland as a place where anyone can feel **welcome**, **belong**and **succeed**.

**ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY**:
The City Open Spaces team manages the daily presentation and maintenance of Council’s open spaces, sportsgrounds, playgrounds, passive and public spaces, golf courses, botanical gardens and native vegetation areas within the Cumberland City Area, ensuring that our residents and visitors have access to quality and attractive open spaces of which they can be proud and enjoy.

The Tradesperson - Horticulturist will undertake a range of activities that deliver specialist services in the maintenance of Council’s Auburn Botanic Gardens ensuring this open space is in excellent condition, safe and suitable for use by the community. This role will also be responsible in ensuring customer and community satisfaction with Council's parks and recreational operations are met.

The successful applicant will require:

- Relevant trade qualifications (e.g Trade Based Apprenticeship, Certificate III in Parks and Gardens, Horticulture, Turf Management or Landscape Construction)
- Demonstrated experience in park maintenance and parks infrastructure related issues, current trends, industry best-practice and new developments relating to maintenance services and parks operations
- Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate resources and undertake best practice horticultural maintenance and renovation activities, including but not limited to plant health and turf care, site maintenance.
- Demonstrated experience in operating parks maintenance related small plant and equipment, including small hand tools, and power tools.
- Demonstrated ability to deal in a positive and courteous manner with the public and other staff at all times
- Sound verbal and written communication skills - ability to write clearly and neatly when completing necessary paperwork
- Ability to work as part of a team and with contractors, having good interpersonal skills
- Hold a current ‘ChemCert’ (Chemical Handling) qualification
- Hold a current General Induction for Construction Work in NSW (white card)
- Sound Computer Skills and ability to adapt to new systems and operate a range of devices including iPads
- Hold a current Class C drivers Licence (MR licence highly desirable)

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**About this role**:

- Permanent, full-time position
- 70 hour fortnight
- Access to Council's 9 day fortnight Rostered Day Off (RDO) arrangement
- Located at Council's Auburn Botanic Gardens, with occasional travel required across Council worksites, and may be required to work across any of Council’s work locations

**Salary information**: The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with the NSW Local Government (State) Award.
- Grade 7 of the Cumberland Salary Structure with a salary range of $1,295.25 to $1,586.68 per week, plus 12% superannuation
- The commencing salary will be negotiated, taking into consideration the successful applicant's qualifications, skills and experience related to the role

**What you'll need to have for this role**:

- The right to live and work in Australia
- Be able to provide information for pre-employment checks required for the position, including attending a physical pre-employment medical examination as required
- Participate in health monitoring as outlined in the risk assessment for this position and Council’s Health Monitoring Procedure, as required
- Provide evidence of your vaccination status as part of the employment screening process, in accordance with Council’s COVID-19 Vaccination Procedure.

**WHAT WE CAN OFFER**:

- We promote work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements including working from home opportunities or up to an additional five (5) days' leave for front-facing roles that are unable to access working from home arrangements
- Training and professional development opportunities available to develop skills and grow your career
- Leave entitlements including annual leave,**15 days personal leave per year, parental leave and access to Long Service Leave after five (5) years (where applicable)
- Three (3) additional grant days of paid leave over Christmas (where applicable)
- Corporate Health Insurance discounts
- Health and Wellbeing Programs to support our staff by providing access to online professional learning, paid leave to undertake annual skin checks, COVID-19 vaccinations and to donate blood
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