Arborist Assistant at Canterbury-Bankstown Council | Sydney, Australia | Rezi

Arborist Assistant at Canterbury-Bankstown Council

Arborist Assistant

Canterbury-Bankstown Council · Sydney, Australia

3 weeks ago

Arborist Assistant

Canterbury-Bankstown Council · Sydney, Australia

24 days ago
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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.