Leading Hand

2 days ago


Wilson Western Australia City of Canning Full time $77,400 per year

Are you qualified with a passion for green spaces, and experience in leading a team?

About the role

Offered on a permanent, full-time basis, we currently have two (2) exciting opportunities available leading a team to perform operational maintenance of the City's streetscape gardens and green spaces, to present a positive image of the City.

The Leading Hand – Streetscapes will be responsible for the delivery of high-profile public realm and city centre maintenance in conjunction with the Supervisor. With a focus on new and complex assets such as landscaped streetscapes, plazas, and Metronet's Long Park precinct, this role involves leading a specialised team, allocating work across multiple service areas, liaising with internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring presentation standards that meet community and visitor expectations in high-use spaces.

The Leading Hand – Street Gardener will be responsible for leading a team to maintain and enhance the City's street gardens, and established open spaces. This role is more hands-on in horticultural practices, guiding day-to-day gardening, planting, irrigation, and weed management and traffic management tasks while supporting team members to deliver quality green spaces across suburban streetscaped areas.

A snapshot of your new role:

  • Interpret and implement assigned maintenance schedules, landscape designs and service requests
  • Assure the quality of work carried out by your team is performed to a high standard
  • Undertake streetscape maintenance in a safe and efficient manner compliant with City Policies and directives
  • Assuring quality of work is performed to a high standard
  • Conduct daily maintenance on vehicle, trailer and plant and equipment
  • Carry out various maintenance tasks to ensure the City's street gardens and green spaces are maintained to a high level of amenity including but not limited to, litter/waste removal, pruning, hedging, mulching, weed control and turf upkeep
  • Minor use of herbicides to chemically control grasses and weeds in street gardens, and green spaces where appropriate.
  • Use the diary provided by the City to report items to and note tasks from Supervisor, record and document daily activities, incidents and upcoming events/items for attention

What you will bring to the role:

  • Certificate III in Horticulture, Parks and Gardens, or Conservation/Land Management, or demonstrated experience in a similar role
  • Experience in leading a small team
  • Competent plant identification skills
  • Pest, disease and weed identification and control
  • Experience in tree/shrub planting and maintenance
  • Experience in hand/precision/motorised pruning and turf mowing tools
  • White Card
  • Basic Worksite Traffic Management accreditation, or ability to obtain within 6 months
  • Traffic Controller accreditation, or ability to obtain within 6 months
  • Tickets in forklift, front end loaders, skid steer loader and chainsaw would be desirable
  • Qualifications or training in supervision or leadership
  • Current Western Australian "C" class driver's licence required, with MR preferred
  • Current National Police Clearance

For a closer look at the role please refer to the Position Description attached to the vacancy in our recruitment portal.

Why you will love working at the City

  • Two (2) Permanent, Full-Time roles (one in Streetscapes and one in Street Gardens) in a welcoming and thriving council.
  • Work-life balance with ability to access a 9-day fortnight.
  • $1,497.76 per week, or $39.41 per hour + super.
  • 17.5% paid Annual Leave Loading for when you take annual leave.
  • We match super contributions to help you save for your future.
  • Discounted health insurance, free flu vaccinations, skins checks and other well-being events.
  • Great year-round wellbeing and social calendars
  • Free on-site parking.
  • Free confidential Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional support.
  • Genuine commitment to learning and development.
  • Membership to Canning and Riverton Leisureplexes (gym, aquatics, sauna, group fitness).

Impact the Community in a Big Way

The City of Canning aims to be a welcoming and thriving city, giving our people an opportunity to thrive through work that truly makes a difference  With a population of around 100,000 over 64 square km of land, we provide services to support and develop our community every day. We believe that engaging people with diverse backgrounds and all abilities will assist in delivering superior services to our community and are committed to the principles of equal opportunity for all.

Canning welcomes you to apply:

To view the position description or complete an application including your Resume and Cover Letter (PDF format preferred) visit , select the position and click "APPLY". ".  You may also contact Glen Dow on for a confidential discussion. The City will not be accepting candidates through agency at this time.

In your cover letter, please ensure you include which of the two (2) positions you are interested in being considered for.

Applications are open until 5:00pm 9 October 2025. We reserve the right to contact applicants and close the advertising period early.



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