Parks Presentation Mowing Hand ( Truck Driver )

• Permanent full-time position
• 9-Day Fortnight
• Supportive team environment
• Work Hours: During summer, start at 6:30 am. For other months, start at 7:00 am.

Banyule City Council is hiring a Parks Presentation Mowing Hand (Truck Driver) to play a key role in the Parks Presentation Team. The Truck Driver/Mowing Hand position is a key part of the team responsible for maintaining the Council’s open spaces, parks, and reserves to the highest horticultural standards.

Banyule City has a wealth of open space and parklands including areas of exotic and native vegetation of historical and environmental importance. The department is responsible for the care and development of over 200 parks and reserves, 50 sports fields, 163 playgrounds, over 75,000 street trees, extensive shared trail networks, as well as a plethora of park furniture and assets that enhance the urban landscape and create a more attractive and liveable environment.

About the Role:

In this role, you will maintain horticultural assets in parks, reserves and open space areas.

• Operate out-front ride-on mowers, brush cutters, blowers, edgers, hand mowers, chain saws, post-hole diggers, and hedge trimmers to present these sites to the highest horticultural standards.
• Assist in various other park maintenance-related duties to assist the Parks and Natural Environment team in achieving seasonal maintenance requirements.

Please note: You are required to work 8.44 hours per day within the spread of hours of 6.00 am – 6.00 pm.

The ordinary hours of work shall be 76 hours over a 9-day fortnight. During the summer months, you will be required to commence at 6.30 am, and for all other months of the year, you will be required to commence at 7.00 am. Your work hours are 6.30 am to 3.27 pm (including a 30-minute lunch break).

Skills, experience and certificates:

• Demonstrated experience in operating an Out-Front Mower competently.
• Experience in the operation of light mechanical plant including brush cutter, blower, edger, hand mower, chain saw, out front mower, post hole digger and hedge trimmers.
• Safe and competent driving of vehicles up to 13.9 tonnes GCM with a current Medium Rigid driver’s licence.
• Experience in the operation of light mechanical plant.
• Previous experience working effectively in a team environment.

Essentials:

• Medium Rigid driver’s licence

Mandatory Pre-employment screenings:

• Functional Capacity Assessment
• Victorian Driver’s License

How to apply:

For more information about this position please view the position description. To discuss your suitability, we encourage you to contact Allan Newton Tel: 0422 656 580 or Brett Jose Tel: 04 7919 9871 for a confidential conversation.

Applications close: Thursday, 28 November 2024 at 11:45 pm

Why choose Banyule?

Banyule City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer; we value diversity and inclusion, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support, or access requirement, we encourage you to inform us through your application or email employment@banyule.vic.gov.au.

Our Values: Our employees align their careers with Banyule because they share our values of respect, integrity, responsibility, initiative, and inclusion. They thrive in our strong learning and development culture, and the positive way we work in partnership with the community.

We offer:

• Genuine work-life balance and generous leave arrangements
• Monthly and fortnightly RDO (depending on work area and full-time employment)
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave -primary carer. 2 weeks of paid parental leave – partner (Eligibility - An employee who has had 12 months continuous service)
• Study assistance (permanent employees)
• Award-winning learning and development opportunities
• Health and well-being initiatives including Fitness Passport

Diversity Statement: Our community is made up of diverse, cultures, beliefs, abilities, bodies, sexualities, ages, and genders. We are committed to access, equity, participation, and rights for everyone: principles that empower, foster harmony, and increase the well-being of an inclusive community.

To discover more about Banyule's commitment to advancing gender equality in the workplace, please find Banyule's Workplace Gender Equality Action Plan 2021-2025.

Acknowledgement of the Traditional Custodians: Banyule City Council is proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as Traditional Custodians of the land and we pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present and emerging, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the region’s history.

Banyule City Council endorses the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full and accepts the invitation to walk with First Nations peoples, to a better future for us all.

Child Safe Standards Statement of Commitment: Banyule City Council is a child-safe organisation committed to the safety and well-being of children.

Council has a zero tolerance for child abuse. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated seriously and acted upon. As a child-safe organisation we are committed to providing a child-safe environment where children feel safe, are empowered, valued and protected. Council will actively listen to children, ensuring their voices are heard and considered in decisions that affect their lives.