Assistant Gardener Cemeteries

That's where you'll find Dubbo Regional Council and this opportunity to shape our region as our new Assistant Gardener Cemetries.

Our people care deeply about serving and strengthening our community. We work for 55,000 residents and 1.65 million people who visit our region each year - and when you join us, you'll be part of that impact every single day. We're at the centre of huge and important environmental, economic and societal change that will ensure a more sustainable future – for the Dubbo region, New South Wales, and beyond. It doesn't get much bigger than that.

Join us as an Assistant Gardener Cemetries in our Greenspace Operations branch and develop your skills and future career.

Find people you can count on, and a lifestyle you love

As an Assistant Gardener/Plant Operator, you'll make a meaningful difference in maintaining cemetery grounds across Dubbo and surrounding villages. Your physical fitness, eye for detail, and respect for these important spaces will be valued as you work alongside supportive colleagues who understand the importance of work-life balance. You'll experience the satisfaction of seeing your handiwork appreciated by visiting families whilst developing skills in both landscaping and equipment operation. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to your community meaningfully while building a sustainable career that respects your life outside of work.

You'll work with a great team to:

• Provide quality maintenance service by utilising plant, including small plant (brush cutters, hedge trimmers, edgers, etc.) in an efficient, effective and safe manner
• Ensure the implementation of Council's asset maintenance policy and related procedures and documentation
  Undertake other horticultural maintenance and construction tasks as required

What you'll bring

To thrive in this role, you will need:

• Demonstrated experience and skills in operating horticultural related large and small plant such as backhoes, tractors, slashers, 'whipper snippers', chainsaws, edgers.
• Demonstrated ability to work constructively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience in undertaking other horticultural related tasks with minimal supervision or unsupervised
• Demonstrated understanding and ability to manage workplace safety when undertaking horticultural related activities.
• Class MR Drivers Licence (or ability to obtain)

We would also love you to have:

• AQF 3 Chemical Handling accreditation
  Experience with the maintenance of cemeteries

Ready to find more from work and life?

Join us and help strengthen our community and your career.

This position offers an attractive annual salary ranging from $59,561 to $69,219 .

To find out more about this role, explore the Position Description and feel free to reach out to our Team Leader Natural Resources on to make an enquiry.

If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you

This position requires a pre-employment health assessment. Please refer to the Job Demands document for the physical requirements of the position.

Applications close: 9:00am, Wednesday 1st October 2025

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Why Dubbo Regional Council?

At Dubbo Regional Council, you'll find a great combination. Here's what you can expect in your career with us:

• Find purpose and impact

Everything you do at Dubbo Regional Council makes a difference for so many people, in so many ways. It'll always be that way. But right here, right now, we're at the heart of some big change - and this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help us shape the future for communities here and beyond.

• Find personal and professional growth

You'll find so much variety here. We're doing diverse, high-impact work at scale. For you, that means plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and future career.

• Find people you can count on and a lifestyle you love

Your career matters, but so does your life outside of work. You don't have to sacrifice one for the other. Here, you'll achieve and grow in a great place to live and work, with people who truly care.

You'll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better balance - Enjoy a 38-hour workweek, embracing a 9-day fortnight.
• Make your pay go further with a variety of salary-packaging options, including Rainbow Cottage Childcare, novated vehicle leasing, self-education expenses, disability/income protection insurance, and so much more.
• Be rewarded for your impact with our annual Staff Excellence Awards and find real connection with our supportive team environment and active social club.
  Prioritise your health and wellbeing with our Fitness Passport, comprehensive Wellbeing Program, annual flu vaccination, and Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.

Dubbo Regional Council is part of Wiradjuri Country and we acknowledge all clan groups that reside within the Dubbo and Wellington Wiradjuri Nation. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.