Blacktown City Council

Team Leader Greenspace Maintenance x 6

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 435,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community, and more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $24.8 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 30,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About the opportunity

We are seeking 6 x Team Leader Greenspace Maintenance to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. This is a fast-paced role responsible for the maintenance of Council's formal garden and landscape areas with a focus on beautification of Council's premier open space areas. You will be involved in the continuing improvement of the horticultural amenity of our public open space and assist with the development and training of Apprentices.

We are seeking highly motivated and appropriately qualified and skilled persons to lead a small team to undertake the maintenance and landscape improvement works of Council's public open space areas. You will be leading the Maintenance crews in the servicing and maintenance our premier passive open space area to ensure a high-level, quality horticultural service is performed and the landscape finish remains safe, attractive and inviting to use to our park visitors. 

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Horticulture with solid working experience in open space operations
• Chemical application accreditation
• Current MR Driver’s Licence
• Experience supervising small teams
• Knowledge of applicable legislation and regulations
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to quickly learn corporate applications
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Availability to work rostered overtime as required. 

Desirable:

• Current First Aid certificate
• Traffic controller accreditation
• Chainsaw operation certificate of competency. 

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

• Entry level for this position starts at $,1,361.20 per week
• 38-hour working week
• Rostered Day Off (RDO) every fortnight
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 11.5% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Position description 

Click here to view or download the position description.

  Apply now using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

1. Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach. 
2. Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.
3. Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.

   Best of luck.

Closing date:           Friday 25 April 2025, 11.59 pm    

Contact officer:       Emily Hubble on 9839 5118

Internal ref:              BCC319, BCC342, BCC348, BCC1663, BCC1800, BCC1943