Nine Day Fortnight* | Premium Recquatic Membership |12.5% Superannuation

*hours of work for this position are 7:00am – 4:00pm Monday toThursday and 7:00am – 3:45pm Friday.

This position is classified as a PACS Band 3 ($35.47 –$37.47 p.a) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remunerationsystem.

What’s On Offer

A fantastic opportunity isavailable for a suitably qualified Horticulturalist with a passionfor working outdoors and contributing to the presentation of publicopen spaces. In this role, you will be responsible for deliveringhorticultural and landscape establishment and maintenance servicesacross the City of Kwinana’s parks, reserves, streetscapes andgardens.

Working in the field, you will apply best practice horticulturaltechniques to maintain and enhance public open spaces in line withthe City’s maintenance standards. You will collaborate with teammembers to help create and maintain attractive, safe and thrivinglandscapes for the community to enjoy.

Who are We?

The City of Kwinana is anaward-winning local government at the heart of Western Australia’smajor industrial region and is home to the state’s second fastestgrowing population. With ongoing redevelopment, including newresidential areas, contemporary community facilities and improvedtransport links, Kwinana is rapidly evolving into a vibrant,connected and liveable city – making it an exciting place to liveand work.

What You’ll Need

- Demonstrated practical experience with parks and gardenmaintenance and landscape development tasks; and knowledge ofamenity planting and common weed species.




- The ability to safely prepare and apply herbicides.
- Communication and interpersonal skills to workcollaboratively with an operational team working in publicspaces; and address public queries as required.
- The ability to work effectively with minimal supervisionand report on work outputs as required.
- Cert III in Horticulture, or other relevant tertiaryqualifications or experience.
- Current MR Class Licence, Basic Worksite Traffic ManagementCertificate, SafetyAwareness Training – White Card, First AidCertificate.

What’s In It For You?

At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance,with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantasticworkplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.

Other perks include, but are not limited to…

- A fantastic workplace, recently ranked alongside the top10% of the most constructive local governments in Australia andNew Zealand for workplace culture!
- Competitive salary plus 13% superannuation.
- A robust employee wellness program with initiativesdesigned to support employees' physical and mentalwellbeing.
- A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy foret employees.




- Career development, training opportunities and studysupport.
- Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.

Want to Know More?

For more informationrelating to the position (not application packs) call David Riley,Supervisor Parks on .

*Please note the hours of work for this position are 7:00am –4:00pm Monday to Thursday and 7:00am – 3:45pm Friday.

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commencerecruitment prior to the closing date and will not accept orconsider late applications.

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity tocreate a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds,such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or peoplefrom different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. TheCity also strives to be a customer-centric organisation, with thecustomer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employeesplay an significant role in helping us to achieve this by ensuringthey provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goalof zero harm for its employees, this includes providing asmoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements.Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s currentEnterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact ourRecruitment team on or .

Please note:

As part of the City’s recruitmentprocess, the selected applicant will be required to undergo apre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screentest.

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