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About the Role

A rewarding opportunity has presented itself for a dedicated and driven individual to join our team as a Horticulturist. In this role you will work as part of a team that focuses on the maintenance and improvement of Council's Parks, Gardens, and other landscaped areas with a focus on Sylvan Grove Native Gardens.

Responsibilities

• Ensure gardens including annuals, native & non-native, high profile, traffic facilities and other landscaped areas are maintained in accordance with service requirements, service agreements, rosters and programs.
• Provide recommendations for mulching, watering, maintenance, embellishment and improvement and implement as required.
• Provide on the job skills development and training to staff.
• Undertake risk and hazard assessments of all areas under the crew's control and where necessary take corrective action.
• Identify, report and where possible rectify landscape deficiencies especially in the area of gardens & landscape area maintenance.
• Provide assistance and advice to Council, management, staff, customers and the community when necessary.
• Ensure all works under the position holder’s control are completed within timeframes.
• Finalise completion of works requests as allocated.

Requirements

• Relevant Tertiary qualifications in Horticulture or a similar relevant field
• Current Class C Drivers Licence
• Chemical Users Accreditation Certificate or equivalent
• Experience in Gardens maintenance.
• Skills & experience necessary to fulfil the role, responsibilities, duties and competency requirements of the position.
• Successful applicants may be required to undertake a Criminal History Check, Medical and/or Working with Children Check in accordance with the position.
• Applicants must hold an Australian citizenship, permanent residency, or possess a valid work permit/visa with full unrestricted working rights to be eligible.

Work Type

• Permanent full-time

Education Level

• Relevant Tertiary qualifications in Horticulture or a similar relevant field

Salary/Compensations

• $71,820 (Grade D, Step 1) + AWACA + 12% super. Salary may be negotiable dependent on skills and experience.

Benefits

• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Scheduled Day Off
• Contribute to making a positive impact on our community.
• An investment in your professional growth, fostering continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Access to our employee Health and Wellbeing Programs.

About the Company

• The City of Canterbury Bankstown is one of the largest Council’s in NSW with the most culturally, socially and economically diverse communities in Sydney. We deliver 28 key services such as childcare, waste collection, parks maintenance, libraries, community facilities and aquatic centres to over 380,000 residents.

Equal Opportunity

• CBCity is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We want our workplace to reflect the diverse community we serve. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, experiences and abilities; this includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the LGBTQIA+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.