Gardener
at Livingstone Shire Council
Yeppoon QLD 4703, Queensland, Australia -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 10 Feb, 2025 | USD 68033 Annual | 24 Jan, 2025 | 4 year(s) or above | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
The Role
Livingstone Shire Council is recruiting an experienced permanent full time Gardener.
Gardeners work in small crews and report to a Team Leader, and travel and work throughout the Livingstone region in our parks, gardens, reserves, and road reserves. Your passion and creativity will enhance the regions streetscapes and beautify our parks for use by our residents and visitors to the region.
Candidates who have worked in a garden environment at resorts, caravan parks, motels and in local government are strongly encouraged to apply.
We are looking for candidates with demonstrable experience, skills and knowledge acquired from working as a Gardener and candidates must have a positive safety mindset and be situationally aware of yours and your work mates surroundings. It doesn’t matter what job you are doing; safety is not negotiable.
Gardeners operate large ride on mowers, whippers snippers, chain saws, blowers and other plant and equipment. You will have experience performing general maintenance/labouring tasks which includes spraying irrigation, mulching, planting shrubs and trees, including the application of pesticides to treat plant disease, weed and pest control within the scope of training and product knowledge.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Pre-employment Screening
Preferred candidates will be required to participate in and complete a successful Functional Capacity Evaluation and be willing to be immunised against Hepatitis A&B and Tetanus.
To be successful in this role, it is mandatory that you have:
- 4 years or more relevant experience working as Gardener/Horticulturist and/or Certificate III in Horticulture.
- Possess and maintain a current motor vehicle drivers licence.
- Construction Industry Induction (White Card).
Possess or have the ability to obtain;
- Commercial Operator’s Licence (AC/DC chemical licence).
- Work in Proximity to Traffic - Awareness Part 1 and Part 2.
- A current Medium Rigid (MR) Class motor vehicle driver licence.
Successful candidates appointed as a Gardener who do not hold the above requirements will be required to attend and participate in training.
Benefits
- Salary $68,033 p/a - QLGIA (Stream B) Level 4 including site allowance;
- 9 day fortnight;
- 12% Employer superannuation;
- Training and development opportunities; and a
- Positive safety culture – See. Stop. Report.
Closing Date
Applications close Monday, 10 February 2025 at midnight (AEST).
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Responsibilities:
- 4 years or more relevant experience working as Gardener/Horticulturist and/or Certificate III in Horticulture.
- Possess and maintain a current motor vehicle drivers licence.
- Construction Industry Induction (White Card)
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:4.0Max:9.0 year(s)
Other Industry
Production / Maintenance / Quality
Other
Trade Certificate
Horticulture
Proficient
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Yeppoon QLD 4703, Australia