Horticultural Maintenance Worker

This is a contract position until December 2025.Part-time may be considered for the right applicant. The City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE) is a welcoming, liveable City: made by people.   PAE acknowledges that we are on the traditional country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains.  Their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land are of continuing importance today.  We work Better Together to deliver meaningful outcomes, we Grow & Improve our work every day, to ensure we Make a Difference for our community.  Our organisational values underpin our constructive culture and our vision for PAE is a welcoming, liveable city, made by people. With a diverse population of 139,000 residents, including families who have lived here for generations and more than a third of residents born overseas, we celebrate our differences while working together to create a dynamic, thriving, and connected city.You will be part of a team that values equity and belonging, participation, sustainability, integrity, and transformative action. Our goal is to foster a workplace culture that is fair, equitable, discrimination-free and safe for everyone. Your contributions will directly impact our goals of creating a thriving community, developing a prosperous economy, establishing a clean and green city, and building places for people.Diversity at the City of PAE means a workplace where individuals are recognised, respected, and engaged in ways that develop and harness everyone’s strengths.  We provide excellent working conditions with job security, flexible working arrangements and support for professional development.Are you passionate about the great outdoors and love the smell of freshly cut grass? Do you have a green thumb and an eye for detail? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our Street Care Team.Key responsibilities of the position include:Participates in the mowing programs of Council verges, to ensure that areas are well presented for the enjoyment of our community.Levels of public cleanliness are maintained including removal of illegally dumped rubbish.General horticultural maintenance.Operates and maintains plant, equipment and tools associated with the duties of the position. The successful applicant will have:Current MR Truck license is essential.AQF Certificate III in Horticulture or similar is desirable.Experience in the use of mowing machinery and equipment.More information can be found in the Position Description located below.This is a Grade 1 - 4 position (depending on qualifications), which has a current salary band of $78,916 - $83,656 per annum (plus superannuation).Confidential enquiries can be directed to Mark Rooney, Street Care Team Leader on 0416 220 148.If you're ready to turn your love for horticulture into a rewarding career, we want to hear from you! Apply today by clicking the link below and help us keep our community blooming.Applications close on Sunday 27 April 2025.The City of PAE values diversity and inclusion and we encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with disability, young people, LGBTIQ+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive workplace. We welcome a discussion around any workplace adjustments you may require.#bettertogether #growandimprove #makeadifference Benefits of Working at PAEPosition Description AUD Kilburn 5084

Horticultural Maintenance Worker

This is a contract position until December 2025.

Part-time may be considered for the right applicant. 

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE) is a welcoming, liveable City: made by people.   

PAE acknowledges that we are on the traditional country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains.  Their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land are of continuing importance today.  

We work Better Together to deliver meaningful outcomes, we Grow & Improve our work every day, to ensure we Make a Difference for our community.  Our organisational values underpin our constructive culture and our vision for PAE is a welcoming, liveable city, made by people.

With a diverse population of 139,000 residents, including families who have lived here for generations and more than a third of residents born overseas, we celebrate our differences while working together to create a dynamic, thriving, and connected city.

You will be part of a team that values equity and belonging, participation, sustainability, integrity, and transformative action. Our goal is to foster a workplace culture that is fair, equitable, discrimination-free and safe for everyone. Your contributions will directly impact our goals of creating a thriving community, developing a prosperous economy, establishing a clean and green city, and building places for people.

Diversity at the City of PAE means a workplace where individuals are recognised, respected, and engaged in ways that develop and harness everyone’s strengths.  We provide excellent working conditions with job security, flexible working arrangements and support for professional development.

Are you passionate about the great outdoors and love the smell of freshly cut grass? Do you have a green thumb and an eye for detail? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our Street Care Team.

Key responsibilities of the position include:

  • Participates in the mowing programs of Council verges, to ensure that areas are well presented for the enjoyment of our community.
  • Levels of public cleanliness are maintained including removal of illegally dumped rubbish.
  • General horticultural maintenance.
  • Operates and maintains plant, equipment and tools associated with the duties of the position.

 The successful applicant will have:

  • Current MR Truck license is essential.
  • AQF Certificate III in Horticulture or similar is desirable.
  • Experience in the use of mowing machinery and equipment.

More information can be found in the Position Description located below.

This is a Grade 1 - 4 position (depending on qualifications), which has a current salary band of $78,916 - $83,656 per annum (plus superannuation).

Confidential enquiries can be directed to Mark Rooney, Street Care Team Leader on 0416 220 148.

If you're ready to turn your love for horticulture into a rewarding career, we want to hear from you! Apply today by clicking the link below and help us keep our community blooming.

Applications close on Sunday 27 April 2025.

The City of PAE values diversity and inclusion and we encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with disability, young people, LGBTIQ+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive workplace. We welcome a discussion around any workplace adjustments you may require.

#bettertogether #growandimprove #makeadifference

 

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