Parks And Gardens Labourer Vrn 54/24

**Award Classification**: Level 2

**Employment Conditions**: Queensland Local Government Industry (Stream B) Award - State 2017

**Department / Branch**: Engineering / Parks and Gardens

**Principal Location**: Council Depot, Hughenden

**Reports to**: Parks and Gardens Supervisor (or as directed)

**Direct Reports**: Nil

**Flinders Shire**

**Our Vision**:Flinders Shire - a place of discovery, opportunity and lifestyle

**Our Mission**:To promote quality of life through leadership, attitude and respect

**Our Values**:

- A Caring Philosophy
- Pursuit of Excellence
- Teamwork
- Local Ownership
- Communication
- Leadership
- Recognition

**Council Structure
**Position Objective**

The Parks and Gardens Labourer is responsible for general labouring activities across Flinders Shire to
achieve Councils Operational and Strategic Objectives. Predominantly based within the parks and
gardens team, this role will also be required to work across other teams within Engineering Services.

As a representative of Council, demonstrated professionalism and a commitment to a high level of service
and continuous improvement in the best interest of Council and the Community are essential.

**Office of the Chief Executive Officer**:

- Investment, Attraction & Economic Development
- Executive Support
- Human Resources

**Corporate & Financial**
**Services**
- Financial Control
- Information &
- Communication Technology
- Business & Customer Services
- Governance & Regulatory
- Compliance
- Workplace Health & Safety

**Engineering**
- Open Spaces & Community
- Assets
- Asset Management
- Project Management
- Roads & Infrastructure

**Community Services &**
**Wellbeing**
- Community Development &
Engagement
- Tourism
- Community Care
- Regional Marketing &
- Promotion
- Media / Communications

**Key Responsibilities**

**_Operational _**
- Competent and safe operation of plant/fleet as licenced to operate and undertaking activities up

to and including engaged level as per the Queensland Local Government Award, as amended or
replaced
- Hands on labouring within parks and gardens such as pruning, planting, watering and weed

cleaning public amenities, digging trenches, removing debris, setting up for functions, loading and
unloading trucks, installing and maintaining irrigation, traffic control (as authorised) and prepare
work sites in accordance with traffic and other management plans
- Hands on labouring as required and directed within other areas of Council
- Undertake work activities as directed to achieve Council Operational and Strategic Plans
- Maintenance of assigned plant/fleet and work cohesively with workshop in maintaining plant/fleet
- Ensuring all daily checks of plant/fleet are completed and advising of repairs/maintenance
- requirements
- Ensuring plant/fleet are well presented, tidy and secured
- Provide high level of customer service on behalf of Council ensuring a positive reflection with
- members of the public is maintained
- Develop and maintain positive communications between Council departments and teams
- including participation in team/Council meetings
- Sharing of knowledge and skills between team members
- Completion of paperwork and submitted on time including accurate timesheets with job costing
- codes and health and safety related items
- Maintain currency of licences/tickets for duration of employment as required to undertake

allocated work tasks/activities

**_General _**
- Consistently complete allocated tasks to a high standard and within agreed timeframes
- Undertake other tasks up to and including your competency and level
- Actively promote the values of the organisation to staff
- Actively participate in identifying, recommending, developing and implementing measures through

which allocated tasks and responsibilities may be carried out more effectively and efficiently

**_Administration _**
- Ensure general administration and records management requirements are being met
- Provide courteous and professional customer service to internal and external customers and
- conduct all transactions in an ethical and efficient manner
- Contribute positively to a supportive team-based work environment and participate in team
- meetings and training sessions as required
- Ensure that requests are acted on and reported upon in accordance with Council Policy
- Keep your supervisor/manager appropriately and adequately informed on the current state of

activities relevant to your role and to highlight in advance any points likely to influence Council
operations or relations with ratepayers and/or the public
- Maintain a personal time management system to ensure deadlines are met; to ensure that other

staff of the Council are given due notice and time to comply with deadlines so that their own
personal planning is not inconvenienced
**_Organisational Continuous Improvement & Quality Management _**
- Willingness and ability to adapt to challenge and opportunities:

- changing workforce capabilities thro