Greenkeeper

City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington.

Here at the City of Stonnington we aspire to be a leading local government authority and to do this we need the very best people who share our belief in community and who want to make a difference. We value everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. We provide an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to thrive and be authentic. There is a variety of benefits available for our people have a look at “Why Stonnington”.

If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment or an alternative processes, please contact Council’s Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

Please view the below documents for this position:

• Success Profile
• Inherent Requirements

Malvern Valley Golf Course is a popular destination for golfers and is home to four clubs and a high number of social golfers. Malvern Valley Golf Course is also one of Stonnington's key biodiversity sites, recently revegetated and provides habitat for local wildlife. It is well maintained and requires a Greenkeeper who prides themselves on ensuring these high quality standards are continued.

You will be required to:
•    Participate in a collaborative, innovative and responsive work practice, with an interest and a willingness to help people, expand your skill-set and grow within the role.
•    Uphold and maintain a high level of presentation of the golf course environments, ensuring highest possible standard at all time and in a safe and hazard free condition.
•    Have community-centred approach to all day-to-day functions, providing professional and courteous advice to golf course patrons and the wider community.
•    Maintain a high-level of compliance and cooperation throughout all activities and duties, reporting on any issues or maintenance that needs to be addressed in a timely manner
•    Apply well-versed knowledge of all Safe Work Procedures and Method Statements to ensure safe handling of all machinery, equipment and chemicals.

This is a permanent full time position with an annual salary range of $73,885 per annum + 11% superannuation. You will also work a 9 day fortnight. You are based at the Malvern Valley Golf Course.

As a permanent employee you also get access to our wellbeing program, employee assistance counselling program and receive additional pay when on annual leave.

You will have:
•    Proven experience in delivering high-quality outcomes in a golf course maintenance or related role.
•    Fantastic people skills with a strong ability to facilitate positive and productive working relationships and communicate with people of all backgrounds, identities, ages and capabilities.
•    Strong working knowledge of relevant industry standards in of OHS, safe manual handling procedures and safe chemical use practices.
•    An ability to safely operate a range of industry standard equipment and machinery in order to achieve optimum results whilst adhering to safety precautions.

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Enquiries

For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Dominic Mazza Parks Coordinator on ******@stonnington.vic.gov.au 

For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333. 

Submitting your application 

We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.

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To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.

Successful candidates will be required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination.

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