Waterfront Landscape & Maintenance Officer at City of Greater Geelong

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Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Jul, 26

Salary

68775.0

Posted On

07 Apr, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Horticulture, Landscaping, Turf management, Irrigation maintenance, Equipment operation, Cleaning, Water quality testing, Pruning, Paving, Litter collection, Safety compliance

Industry

Government Administration

Description

About the role As a member of the Parks & Gardens team and reporting to the Waterfront Team Leader, you will be responsible for performing a range of cleaning and maintenance tasks around the Geelong Waterfront, ensuring the precinct is safe and clean for all to use. You will be required to operate and maintain a range of horticultural and landscaping plant and equipment and perform routine checks on quality and cleanliness of the Eastern Beach Children’s Pool and Waterfront water features. Key responsibilities include: * Assist the Parks & Gardens unit in providing a clean and safe Waterfront for all to use. * Undertaking duties on the Waterfront including (but not limited to) turf management, paving, litter collection, landscape maintenance, and pruning. * Maintain water quality and cleanliness of the Eastern Beach Children’s Pool and the Waterfront’s water features. * Maintain irrigation systems including programming controllers, irrigation repairs and maintenance. * Ability to operate and maintain horticultural and landscaping plant and equipment including mowers, manual and electric hand tools, brush cutters, edgers, blowers, sprayers and related machinery in an effective and efficient manner in compliance with relevant laws, regulations and practices. About you To be successful in this role, you will have: * A qualification in Horticulture, Landscaping or Turf Management or previous experience in a similar role. * Current Victorian Drivers Licence. * Current Working with Children Check (employee). If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now! A career with us We’d love for you to continue your career with the City and set the benchmark for a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace. With a range of benefits, flexible working options, learning and development opportunities, support services and the opportunity to give back to the community, the City has so much to offer! Click https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/employment/article/item/8d1155a0d84344d.aspx [https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/employment/article/item/8d1155a0d84344d.aspx] to view all the benefits to you working at the City. We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process. Applications and Enquiries Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position. Enquiries: Steve Vincent | Parks Operational Leader | SVincent@geelongcity.vic.gov.au [SVincent@geelongcity.vic.gov.au] Click the Apply button to submit your application or find out more about this opportunity. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at careers@geelongcity.vic.gov.au [careers@geelongcity.vic.gov.au] noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch. We collect demographic data to help us learn who our advertisements are reaching and how we can reach an even more diverse audience. We are committed to building a more diverse team. Your responses to our demographic questions are strictly confidential and will not be individually shared.

Responsibilities

The role involves performing cleaning and maintenance tasks across the Geelong Waterfront to ensure a safe and clean environment. Responsibilities include turf management, irrigation maintenance, and monitoring the water quality of the Eastern Beach Children’s Pool.