Company Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible options availableDescriptionPorirua City is a happening place.
Porirua is a diverse, well-connected city and has a lot to offer, with awesome cultural and recreational opportunities.
The future is bright; we need skilled people like you to join our team and help shape our growing and developing city.About the RoleIn this busy and diverse role, your action-oriented approach and focus on quality will be a real asset.You will:Lead, motivate and manage a small team of biodiversity rangers to implement pest plant and pest animal control.Provide guidance and maintain oversight of monitoring and auditing programmes for pest plants and pest animals.Prepare, plant and maintain revegetation areas.Work collaboratively with community groups and Greater Wellington Regional Council to align programmes of work.Work alongside our Parks Volunteer Advisor to develop and implement a programme to meet training needs of volunteers undertaking plant and animal pest control.Provide friendly, positive and professional customer service excellence at all times.Bring a strong knowledge of health & safety requirements and risk management to your work.About YouThis role offers a diverse range of daily activities and will keep you on your toes.You'll need to show us that you have:A qualification in Ecology, Conservation, Biodiversity, Biosecurity or land management or equivalent experience.Recent experience in a similar role.Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in pest plant and pest animal control.Experience in safely and efficiently operating small plant and machinery.Experience with dealing with customers/members of the public.Good interpersonal skills combined with great written and verbal communication skills.Understanding and commitment to health and safety in the workplace.Understanding and commitment to diverse workplaces.The ability to meet the physical demands of the role.A Growsafe Certification.What You Need to Do NowCome and join our Urban Ecology Team and be part of our welcoming and engaging environment.
Please contact Dave Stone on 021 673 823 for more information.Porirua City embraces and values diversity and inclusion.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and are a member of Diversity Works.
If you have any support or access requirements during our recruitment process, please let us know when you apply, and we'll do our best to assist you.You will need to apply via our careers centre: http://www.poriruacity.govt.nz/careers.Applications close on Wednesday, 29 January 2025.We are kaitiaki of Porirua and work together to protect the city, keep it working and help it grow.
And we love our mahi.You can be part of our place by working here!
Join us, and contribute to the exciting future of our vibrant city.
Kia kaha e hoa ma!
It's our people that make this such a great place to work.
He aha te mea nui?
He tangata.
He tangata.
He tangata.You'll meet a welcoming and diverse team who are proud to work for our city and share a common goal to make a difference here for our community.We want everyone to feel welcome, whether they're visiting, living or working here.
Our three behaviours guide all Council kaimahi in their day-to-day work – we look for ways to do things better, use our skills to get things done, and work together to make a difference.Our website – poriruacity.govt.nz/work-with-us – has more about who we are and the work we do, and you can check out our Facebook page to get a feel for what's been happening recently: http://www.facebook.com/PCC.PoriruaCityCouncil or follow us on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/porirua-city-council.
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