• Exciting opportunity in horticultural maintenance for driven team members
• Full time permanent opportunity, part-time may be considered.
• $65K - $69k per annum (dependent on experience) + superannuation + industry allowance
• 9-day fortnight

About Parks
Glen Eira City Councils Parks Services Department is looking for Open Space Maintenance Crew Members who are passionate and driven to provide excellent care of Glen Eira City Council’s parks and gardens.

There are several roles in our dedicated horticulture maintenance team, maintaining gardens in parks throughout the municipality. These roles involve working with skilled teams in partnership with stakeholders, both internal and external, to maintain our existing assets and places as well as create new, vibrant and sustainable ones that meet the current and future needs of our community.

About the role
We are seeking highly motivated, qualified, and experienced individuals to undertake day-to-day maintenance of Council’s parks and gardens. These team-based roles are an integral part of the Parks department, responsible for providing services that meet the needs of customers across the range of local government open space services.

• Under direction by the Crew Leader, maintaining open space to specified standards in the areas of weed control, cleaning, watering, trimming, planting and other associated park maintenance functions.
• Providing assistance and information to members of the public when requested by the Crew Leader
• Ensuring all works are carried out in accordance with always agreed OH&S guidelines and safe working practices.

Other responsibilities include:

• Assisting the Crew Leader on delivering daily tasks as set out in work schedules within agreed timeframes and standards.
• Completing work documentation including the utilisation of mobile equipment
• Assisting the Crew Leader to ensure all relevant safety guidelines are always followed.
• Ensuring equipment is routinely maintained in accordance with maintenance procedures to maximise safety and clean working conditions, immediately report any incidents of inappropriate use or mechanical abuse to the Crew Leader.

About you
You are passionate about horticulture maintenance and high quality public open space, with the ability to work well in a team. These roles will be in our horticultural maintenance crews and require experience and proficiency in the safe operation and maintenance of a range of horticultural plant and equipment. You will also actively participate in reporting matters of health, safety and Council asset damage.

The following is also required:

• Relevant experience and/or qualifications in horticulture field
• Demonstrated commitment and adherence to organisational values and behaviours.
• Experience with safe operation and maintenance of parks maintenance and landscaping plant and equipment.
• Oral and basic written communication skills.
• A level of physical fitness required to perform the physical inherent requirements of the position.
• Ability to use basic mobile technology for the completion of work documentation and including the use of an asset management system is desirable.
• Current Australian Drivers licence
• A satisfactory Police Records Check and Working with Children Check (WWCC) is required for this position.

The following would be desirable:

• Medium Rigid Truck Licence
• AgVet Chemical Users Certificate

Not meeting all the requirements for this role? We value diverse experiences for positive community outcomes. If you're excited about the position but don't perfectly align with the criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

Interview information
The interviews will take place between Monday, 22 July 2023 and Friday, 26 July 2024, between 8am and 4pm.

Pre-employment checks
Progressed candidates must undergo pre-employment screening as a standard procedure which will include:

• Employee Working with Children Check
• New National Police Record Check
• Pre-employment medical assessment
• Evidence of right to work in Australia.

Pre-employment checks are not used by Glen Eira City Council to prevent any applicant from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

Position Description

 Crew Memeber Open Space - Position Description - Feburary 2024.pdf

Apply NOW!
All applications must be submitted online by clicking the ‘Apply’ button. As part of your application, you will need to:

• Attach your resume
• Attach a cover letter (no more than one page)

Closing date: 15th of July  at 11.55pm

For further information or a confidential discussion please contact Cameron Tasker, Team Leader Horticultural Maintenance on 99524 3249 or email ctasker@gleneira.vic.gov.au

What’s on offer
We have a great culture that is valued by all our staff. Teamwork, collaboration and innovation are a key focus at Glen Eira City Council. We offer will offer you:

• Flexible work options 
• A supportive and collaborative team environment where your ideas are welcomed 
• Access to paid training and participation in Council’s extensive Learning and Development programs 
• Reward and recognition programs 
• Comprehensive leave entitlements 
• Corporate gym memberships at Glen Eira Leisure 

Working at Glen Eira City Council
The City of Glen Eira is a dynamic municipality located within the southeast metropolitan region of Melbourne, approximately 10 kilometres from the CBD. Council provides a range of services to over 155,000 residents from more than 160 cultural backgrounds and over 16,000 businesses.

Glen Eira City Council is a collaborative, values-based organisation that strives for innovation. Our 1,370 employees bring their diverse backgrounds and varied experiences and perspectives to an inclusive and flexible work environment, creating a unique and vibrant culture that is representative of the municipality it services.

Recognised as an Employer of Choice, we seek people who share our community focused values and have a desire to create positive local impact.

Glen Eira City Council prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer and a child safe organisation. As a Council, we are committed to: 

• Providing a diverse and inclusive workplace that values the safety and wellbeing of children and young people, as well as all our employees. 
• Receiving applications from people of all diverse abilities, skills, languages, cultures and backgrounds including: people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and LGBTIQA+ and gender diverse people. 
• Reconciliation and supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aspirations. 

If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and require advice and support with the recruitment process, contact Grant Lea our Aboriginal Community Officer on T: 03 9524 3608 or E: GLea@gleneira.vic.gov.au 

We value the knowledge, skills and talents that all people can share with our workforce and community.