Do You Have Technical Skills And Experience In Conservation And Pest Management?Join A Team Driven To Support The Toowoomba Region.About Parks & RecreationThe Parks & Recreation Team are the secret behind the Toowoomba Region's beautiful parks and gardens. With over 7000 hectares of public gardens, bushland park, sports and recreation facilities and other open space and an extensive urban forest, the Toowoomba region is well known for its liveability and green infrastructure. The Parks and Recreation Services Branch is responsible for planning, developing and maintaining our beautiful green infrastructure, some of which is heritage listed, and keeping up with the strong growth across the region. The team is a diverse mix of approximately 200 people working as labourers, gardeners, arborists, horticulturalists, plant operators, rangers, cleaners, project managers, landscape architects, administrators, regulators and their managers and leaders.About the positionThe Technical Officer - Conservation & Pest Management position will be responsible for providing support to the Principal and Coordinators to a source of technical expertise and policy and planning advice on fire management, weed and pest animal management, GIS technology and monitoring and evaluation of projects and programs across the Toowoomba Region's Bushland Parks and Pest Management Programs.This position will work under general supervision:
- The salary range for this position is $77,223.52 - $82,594.58 gross per annum, plus 17.5% annual leave loading and up to 12.65% superannuation.
- This is a Permanent Full time position based at our Principal Depot in Charlton.
- Work in an expansive and serene environment tailored to your specific needs, complete with ergonomic workstations, multiple breakout spaces, and well-appointed meeting rooms. Revel in new office facilities boasting abundant free parking, an on-site gym, inviting lunchrooms, and outdoor shaded picnic tables.
- Active social club - TRC Employee's Association.
- Access to the Fitness Passport Program - providing access to a wide range of local health, fitness, and leisure facilities with a single membership.
- Employee Assistance Program - free 24 hour nationwide confidential counselling services for employees and their families going through personal or work-related problems.