Parks & Gardens Operative (Maintenance)
Core
Maintain Tenterfield's parks, gardens, sports grounds, open spaces, and street landscapes through hands-on physical work.
Role type
Parks & Gardens Operative (Maintenance)
Builds
Council amenities, facilities, and public spaces
Domain
Local government / Municipal services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Operation of small plant and hand tools (ride-on mowers, chainsaws, brush cutters), tree pruning, green waste removal, plantings, cemetery maintenance, traffic control assistance, general labouring, WHS compliance
Preferred skills
Plant certificates of competence, LR/MR driver's licence, First Aid, Chemcert, Chainsaw Level 1 certification, gardening techniques
Technologies
Ride-on mowers, chainsaws, brush cutters
Responsibilities
Operate small plant and hand tools safely, conduct pre-start checks on equipment, prune trees and remove green waste, maintain Council amenities and the Tenterfield Cemetery, assist with traffic control plans, support operational activities including animal impounding and noxious weeds management
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC