Job Description

Conservation & Ecosystem Management Field Workers

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Terra Defensor is seeking Qualified Conservation and Land Management Field Workers for casual work, up to 38 hrs per week available Monday to Friday, in an expanding business with co-workers who are dedicated to providing quality work for both our clients and for the environment. The work will involve a wide range of ecological restoration projects in the Newcastle area, which will include bush regeneration, revegetation, revegetation maintenance, weed control, WQID maintenance, dune fence construction, and site stabilisation.

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Preferred work criteria:

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- Tertiary qualification in Conservation and Land Management (CALM), natural area management, ecology or equivalent such as a Bachelors degree or TAFE Certificate III/IV or Diploma in Conservation and Land Management (Cert III in CALM preferred).
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- Ecological restoration field work experience.
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- Current chemical user training (eg AQF3).
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- WHS general construction induction (white card)
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- Awareness and experience of WHS procedures and environmental legislation.
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- Good health, good work ethic, physical ability and mental capacity to undertake physically demanding,



and often repetitive, outdoor work.
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- Solid team player, good interpersonal skills, ability to work independently.
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- Reliability and punctuality.
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- Current Driver Licence
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- Your own mode of transport due to the location of some sites.
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Experience in operating and reversing a trailer, manual car license,experience with using and maintaining petrol-driven hand power tools, current first aid, current working at heights, light truck experience and/or LR license class, supervisory experience, an ability to undertake sometimes repetitive work quickly and with a high level of quality, good native plant and weed identification skills, and formal training in related horticultural fields or tertiary/technical equivalent.

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Working conditions for this position are compliant to the Gardening and Landscaping Services Award.

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Potential for supervisory position for qualified and experienced candidate.

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Introductory level positions potentially available for suitable candidate not meeting the required work criteria but willing to meet the requirements.

📌 Conservation & Ecosystem Management Field Workers (New South Wales)
🏢 Terra Defensor
📍 New South Wales