Are you passionate about creating and maintaining beautiful parks, gardens, and open spaces?
Join our Parks and Natural Areas team and play a key role in maintaining Council's horticultural assets across the Shire.
As a Horticulturist, you will undertake a variety of hands-on horticultural maintenance activities, helping to ensure our parks and public spaces remain safe, attractive, and enjoyable for the community.
Working as part of a dedicated team, you'll contribute to the delivery of high-quality open space maintenance services while prioritising safety, environmental responsibility and customer service.
What you'll be doing
Maintaining parks, gardens, streetscapes, and other horticultural assets across the Shire
Undertake planting, mulching, watering, fertilising and weed control activities
Carry out turf maintenance, including mowing, whipper snipping, and turf renovation practices
Operating and maintaining horticultural plant, equipment, and machinery
Applying horticultural chemicals in accordance with legislative and Council requirements
Conducting site safety assessments and implementing safe work practices
Reporting asset defects and maintenance requirements
Providing courteous and qualified customer service to residents and stakeholders
Maintaining accurate work records and participating in continuous improvement initiatives
About YouYou are a motivated horticultural professional who takes pride in delivering high-quality work and enjoys working outdoors as part of a team.
Essential
Certificate III in Horticulture or equivalent qualification
ChemCert (AQF3) or equivalent qualification
NSW White Card
Current Class MR Licence or willingness to obtain within six months of appointment
Recent experience in horticultural maintenance or a similar role




Demonstrated knowledge of horticultural practices and chemical application
Strong understanding of workplace health and safety requirements
Effective communication and teamwork skills
Why join us?
Permanent full-time position
38-hour week with a 9-day fortnight
Opportunity to work across a diverse range of parks, gardens, and open spaces
Supportive team environment with ongoing training and development opportunities
Meaningful work that contributes directly to the quality of life of our community
Join our Team and Grow with Us!
If you're ready to grow your horticultural career and help maintain some of the Shire's most valued open spaces, we'd love to hear from you.
Package and Benefits
Package: $72,577 - $76,813 gross p.a. plus 12% superannuation.
Hours of work: Permanent Full Time - working 38 hours per week, 9-day fortnight.
To benefit your wellbeing you will have access to fitness passport, employee assistance program, annual flu shots, health and wellbeing programme and novated lease options.
Suitable candidates are subject to pre-employment screening which includes Reference Checks, Work Rights Verification, Identity and Functional/Medical History Checks, and will also include a Criminal History, Qualification and Working with Children Check.
Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.
Reach out to Jordan Bowles, Coordinator Parks Maintenance ****** or George Crowe, Sports Turf Manager via ****** for any job specific enquiries.
Breanna Rivers, Talent Acquisition Business Partner ****** can assist with any recruitment related enquiries.
Council is a Child Safe Organisation and is committed to ensuring the NSW Government's Child Safe Standards are incorporated in our procedures, practices, programs, and events.
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