Field Worker - Natural Areas

• Provide quality bushland regeneration and revegetation services and park/coast maintenance activities.
• Permanent, full-time role – 38 hours per week.
• Flexible work arrangements available.

City of Newcastle (CN) is looking for a self-motivated and passionate Field Worker to join our team in Natural Areas to provide quality bush regeneration and revegetation services and associated works across the local government area.

Drawing on your proven experience in a similar role, you’ll perform a wide range of natural resource management and horticultural practices in line with set service levels including conservation land management works, recreational facilities maintenance, and bush regeneration. You’ll deliver quality work outcomes as a member of the team, with adherence to Workplace Health and Safety requirements.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.

Why join CN?

• 38-hour working week with flexible/hybrid work arrangements/model
• 4 weeks of annual leave, 3 weeks of personal leave, plus 2 additional paid public holidays
• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment 
• Paid parental leave for primary carers
• Industry leading employment conditions
• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $6.45 per week
• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
• Leading the CN Way leadership program
• Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

Life at CN

At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance.

We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart, liveable, and sustainable global city.  We are proud to deliver services valued by our community. 

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 8 September 2024

Remuneration:  $62,691.94 + 11.5% Superannuation per annum for a 38-hour week.

Contact: Petra Freeman, Natural Areas Coordinator – 02 49742141

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.