Skilled Park Worker (X2)

$72K Total Remuneration Package $63K Base Salary Location: Various locations (please refer to each Position Profile)Vacancy No: 4780 and 47842x Permanent – Full-time Applications close: Wednesday, 28 February 2024 11:59pm AEST Why work with us?At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy. About the RoleGiven we’re serving the most beautiful region in Australia, it’s hard not to feel pride for our work. Ask our people why they enjoy working with Sunshine Coast Council and they’ll almost always say, “the team” and “community impact”.We have two exciting opportunities to join our teams in delivering exceptional services to Council’s venues, sporting grounds and facilities.Our Sport & Community Venues Branch is seeking a Skilled Parks Worker to join their team. You will assist in delivering and developing a diverse range of quality community facilities, optimising service outcomes and contributing to the social cohesion, economic viability and health and wellbeing of our community.Our Parks & Gardens branch is seeking a Skilled Park Worker who will play a key role in maintaining and preserving the Sunshine Coasts’ Sporting facilities turf, carrying out horticultural and landscaping activities, delivering and maintaining efficient and effective day-to-day operation of turf & irrigation management requirements.About youYou’ll enjoy these roles if you’re driven to do good work that matters for community and as the face of Council, you will provide excellent customer service and ensure work is carried out in a timely manner, while working as part of a pro-active, high performing team. While possessing well developed team and leadership qualities, you also have an eye for detail and can work autonomously. You will possess experience in a hands-on role of delivering and maintaining efficient and effective day to day operation of sports turf, gardening and horticultural tasks and maintenance.Please refer to each Position Profile in the application links under ‘How to Apply’ for more specific requirements and details for our available positions.Pre-Employment Medical RequiredEssential to your success is physical agility and the level of fitness, strength and dexterity to carry out labouring and frequent heavy lifting & bending. As such, appointment to this position is subject to completion of a pre-employment medical assessment.Our Culture & Employee BenefitsCouncil is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits which include but are not limited to:Pay you 17.5% loading when taking annual leave (4 weeks entitlement per year)Discounted health related memberships and other wellbeing initiativesGenerous Superannuation benefits - council will also contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.How to applyPlease click on the links below for more details of the roles, their Position Profile, and the Application Link for each position:Skilled Park Worker – Sport & Community VenuesSkilled Park Worker – Parks & Gardens Further InformationHelpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2023-2027.For technical enquiries contact the Recruitment team during business hours on 07 5441 8682. For specific enquiries about the role, please refer to the contact person listed in each position link.We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team joinusnow@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.