Location: Southland District
Department: Community Facilities
Employment type: Permanent Full Time
Are you passionate about making a difference in your community?
Do you have a knack for outdoor maintenance and a commitment to safety?
If so, we want to hear from you!
About the role This role is dedicated to ensuring our community spaces are clean, safe, and welcoming for all visitors.
We're looking for a gardening and outdoor maintenance guru who enjoys working in the great outdoors.
This is a physical role, which will include working as a team on various landscaping and outdoor projects to ensure the Southland District's parks, reserves, and other facilities are kept in tip-top shape.
You will be kept busy using a range of outdoor power equipment.
Due to the vast nature of our district, this role will also involve some travel; you should be a safe and confident driver, ideally with a good sense of direction in the Southland district.
Responsibilities will include: Carry out maintenance and one-off projects on Council-owned land, assets, and reserves to a high standard.Operate machinery and equipment, including mowers, chainsaws, scrub bars, and hedge trimmers.Ensure all work is carried out in a safe and efficient manner.Our ideal candidate will: Have experience working outdoors and using power equipment.Be diligent with health and safety, thorough, and take pride in their work.Be able to work collaboratively in a team environment.Be competent using a computer and possess a full driver's license.About Council With 11% of the total land area of New Zealand, including Fiordland National Park and Stewart Island, the Southland District Council has the largest land area to manage of any territorial authority.
Council not only encompasses the management and improvement of physical assets such as roads, bridges, water supply, cemeteries, and parks but also the Southland communities' social, economic, cultural, and environmental wellbeing.
Our 200+ staff are diverse in their backgrounds, skillset, and location, spread across three Invercargill offices (Forth Street, 20 and 42 Don Street) and seven area offices situated at Riverton, Otautau, Te Anau, Winton, Oban, Lumsden, and Wyndham.
Southland District Council offers scope for a rewarding and interesting career in local government under excellent working conditions, in a part of the country which is ideally suited to family life and the pursuit of a wide variety of activities.
This is a unique opportunity to work in our beautiful district, as part of a team, all while making better spaces for our communities to enjoy.
We recognize that staff are our most valuable asset.
We believe in supporting them in their training and development, having competitive remuneration packages which are benchmarked against market rates, and an environment that enables personal growth.
If you're up for the challenge, then please follow the link to download a job description and apply online today.
Applications close on the 9 January 2025.
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