Garden Labourer

About the role:

We are advertising to fill six (6) Garden Labourer positions. This role involves carrying out construction or maintenance tasks as directed by a supervisor, including landscaping, recreation facilities, fencing, and garden or nursery upkeep. It requires working with other teams across Council. The position may also be asked to perform other duties within the scope of skills and training. Flexibility and teamwork are key parts of the role.

What's on offer:

• a base salary ranging from $52,704 per annum with competency-based increments up to $58,043 per annum, plus 12% super
• 76 hour, 9 day fortnight
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list -

We are seeking:

• Confident with basic reading, writing, and maths skills, typically gained by completing Year 10.
• Hands-on experience in garden maintenance and small landscaping projects, with a practical approach to outdoor work.
• Able to work independently or as part of a team, showing initiative and reliability on the job.
• Holds a valid White Card, demonstrating awareness of construction site safety.

About us:

• Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
• Join an employer of choice. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers' Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

Where it's located:

This position is based throughout the Tweed depots, and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes:

Friday 19 September 2025 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

Pre-Employment Screening:

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

• Pre-employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you've been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

Immunisations:

This position is identified as at risk of contracting vaccine-preventable/manageable diseases and as a consequence impacted employees are strongly recommended to participate in Council's workplace vaccination program.

How To Apply:

You must use your own email address, and not one used previously by another person that has applied for a position with council.

Once you start your online application, you cannot save and return to it later.

• Have your Resume document ready to go.

If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below:

• Why are you interested in working at Tweed Shire Council, and what excites you most about this particular opportunity?

• Do you hold a White Card, and how do you use safety knowledge on the job?

• Provide at least one example of your work or personal experience with basic reading, writing and math skills. Typically associated with completion of Year 10.

• What kinds of gardening or landscaping jobs have you done before?

• Provide examples of you working with both a team and independently.

• Do you hold a current vehicle drivers licence?

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