Council offers a wide range of benefits such as salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits), health and wellbeing programs and employee vaccinations to employees.
Do you want to be part of something challenging and rewarding? Are you passionate about our community? If so, joining the Glen Innes Severn Council might be the right career move for you.
Working for Council means you'll be joining a dedicated team where your individual effort is part of something much bigger – delivering great things for our community.
The Council covers an area of 5,487km2, and is located in the beautiful New England area of NSW. This area encompasses the town of Glen Innes and villages of Deepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe, Wellingrove and Red Range. We're proud of the contribution our community makes to this vibrant, dynamic and attractive area in which to live and work.
Glen Innes offers an attractive lifestyle including a well serviced and friendly rural community, laid back living, short commuting times, affordable housing, easy access to NSW north coast beaches and larger regional centres, and terrific recreational and sporting facilities.
A GREAT PLACE TO WORK As part of our team you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to our community, working with a diverse range of passionate, supportive and engaging people within a collaborative environment. You will also be part of a workplace that offers competitive employee benefits and opportunities and encourages professional development including:
Salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits) for all permanent staff
Long service leave after 5 years
Corporate wellbeing programs
Employee vaccinations
PPE supplied
Training and development programs
THE POSITION This position will operate mowers, utilities, trucks and other minor plant to mow and maintain parks, sporting fields and reserves, and assists gardening staff with the cultivation, care and/or maintenance of trees, gardens, sports fields, cemeteries, street landscapes and park structures.
You will:
Operate machinery including tractors with slashers, ride-on lawn mowers, whipper-snippers, trucks, loader, utilities and hand mowers to carry out the maintenance duties within the Recreation and Open Spaces areas including the maintenance required for that machine in accordance with Councils vehicle user and maintenance log.
Assist gardening staff to mix and apply herbicides and pesticides in accordance with manufacturers' instructions, carry out the maintenance, repair and/or construction of structures and facilities.
Prune and / or remove trees.
Carry out the required duties at Council’s cemeteries when required, including burials and maintenance.
Conform to regulations governing air, water and noise pollution when performing work and brings potential breaches of regulations to the attention of the supervisor.
Maintain records relevant to the duties of the position, including timesheets, truck and plant maintenance logs, and site specific WHS records.
Direct the flow of traffic at work sites, including the use of stop/go signs to regulate traffic flow and maintain safety.
Participate in training as required.
Remove garbage from rubbish bins on public parks, streets and reserves as required and assists with the cleaning of public amenities when cleaner is on leave if required.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR Specifically, you will have:
Current Class C Drivers Licence – MR (Medium Rigid) preferable
Ability to operate a variety of power tools and minor plant items and parks maintenance equipment such as ride-on lawn mowers
Basic mechanical principles and the ability to perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on plant and equipment
Ability to comprehend and follow verbal and written instructions and procedures and accurately complete maintenance records and other routine forms
Safe Work NSW WHS General Construction Induction (White Card)
INTERESTED IN APPLYING
Carefully download and read the Guide to Applying for Employment, together with the position description to familiarise yourself with the role and application process
Please upload documents in PDF or word format
Please note that as part of Glen Innes Severn Council's recruitment process, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment checks. This may include: reference checks; national criminal police check; functional/medical assessment; qualification verification; Working with Children Check and NDIS verification.
Our recruitment notification process is primarily via system generated emails. Please ensure your email is correct before submitting an application to avoid missing crucial updates and outcomes. Email communication notifications are used for but not limited to: application received, interview booking tools, confirmation of interview, request for references/more information, delay notifications, testing/assessments (aptitude/psychometric/industry specific) and application outcomes (unsuccessful before or after interview)
Please regularly check your 'junk mail' or ensure our email address jobs@gisc.nsw.gov.au and Pulse email no_reply@lgss.com.au is set to 'trustworthy'
NEED MORE INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE
Applications close
5:00pm on Tuesday 8 October 2024
Position related enquires
Gayleen Burley Director of Place and Growth Phone – (02) 6730 2343 Email – gburley@gisc.nsw.gov.au
Application process enquiries
Helen Stapleton Human Resources Officer Phone – (02) 6730 2303 Email – jobs@gisc.nsw.gov.au
Council is an EEO employer. Women, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, people with a disability, and members of racial, ethnic, and ethno-religious minority groups are encouraged to apply.
