About the Role
This role involves working as part of a team dedicated to maintaining and improving the Council's public tree assets.
Responsibilities
- Maintenance of street, parks and council property trees in accordance with service requirements and agreements
- Undertake risk and hazard assessments of all areas under the position holder's control and where necessary take corrective action
- Provide assistance and advice to management, staff, customers and the community when necessary
- Ensure all works under the supervision holders control are completed within timeframes
- Finalise completion of works request as allocated
- Identify and report landscape deficiencies especially in the area of public tree maintenance
- Ensure all jobs comply with relevant acts and standards
- Operate minor plant items/hand tools as required
- Control traffic through worksites as required
Requirements
- Chainsaw Certificate Level 1 (trim and cross cut felled trees) or equivalent
- RMS Traffic Control Certificate 'Traffic controller' or equivalent
- Class C Drivers License
- Experience in tree maintenance or similar field
- Skills and 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
- Must hold an Australian citizenship, permanent residency, or possess a valid work permit/visa with full unrestricted working rights
Skills
- Tree maintenance
- Risk and hazard assessment
- Traffic control
Location
- Canterbury Bankstown
Work Type
- Permanent full-time
Salary/Compensations
- $69,034 (Grade C, 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
- Investment in professional growth, fostering continuous learning and development opportunities
- Access to 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.
