Knox City Council Hiring for Gardener at Depot, Rajasthan Full Time

Gardener

We have two exciting opportunities for two enthusiastic and skilled gardeners to join the our team at Knox City Council! You will maintain, upgrade and rehabilitate garden beds and open space assets in accordance to service specifications and be skilled across the various Parks Services to meet operational priorities.

There is currently one full time permanent role and one full time temporary position until April 2023 based at the Knox Operations Centre in Knoxfield Victoria.

This is a Band 3 classified role, remuneration will be $61,418.00 – $65,768.00 (depending on experience) plus superannuation in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee.

What you will need to thrive

The key selection criteria for this role are:
Demonstrated experience in gardening/ landscaping work.

Qualifications or Certificate in herbicide application are mandatory.

Completed or currently undertaking a Certificate in Horticulture or other related discipline.

Current drivers license for up to 4.5 tonne GC.

Current Vic Roads Road Side Traffic Management and Traffic Control certification or willingness to obtain prior to employment.

Current First aid certification would be an advantage.

How to apply

Please provide a resume and brief cover letter addressing the ‘what you need to thrive’ section from the position description to outline how your experience and skills relate to the role.

For further information on this role please contact Hiring Manager Matthew Goodson at matthew.goodson@knox.vic.gov.au or on 9298 8339.

To view a copy of the position description please visit our Knox City Council Careers Page.

Apply by: 30/10/2022

Why Us

At Knox, making a difference to others and our community is at the heart of everything we do. We are inspired by empowering our community inside and out to thrive and prosper through living our values. We support hybrid and flexible working and embrace diverse and inclusive environments. We succeed by recruiting for excellence through investing in our people, encouraging their unique talents and supporting them to bring their whole selves to work.

We believe in our people and provide a supportive, driven and inclusive culture we are proud of, that focuses on wellbeing.

Beyond that, we also offer:
accrued days off for full time employees;

growth and learning opportunities;

career development;

reward and recognition programs; and,

a supportive Employee Assistance Program.

Council has developed a vaccination policy which states that the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate evidence of compliance with vaccination requirements.

To view the inherent requirements for this position please see attachment below.

Outdoor Workers (Manual Work) – Inherent Requirements Table.DOCX

Knox Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer ensuring a Child Safe environment that is committed to providing a workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion. We are committed to a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

Advertised: 17 Oct 2022 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 30 Oct 2022 AUS Eastern Daylight Time