Team Member, Reserves & Sportsfields

Division: Environment & Open Space

Business Unit: Parks & Open Space

Title: Team Member, Reserves & Sportsfields, Permanent - Full-time Role, 38 hours per week

Salary Range: $63268.37 to $73528.14 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience)

Who we are:

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community. 

Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.

Parks and Recreation is responsible for areas and facilities that add to the community’s enjoyment of Council developed spaces, to encourage and provide for passive and active reactional needs.  Parks and Recreation includes the following functions:-

• Recreation planning and management
• Reserves and commercial centres maintenance
• Sporting fields
• Tree management
• Asset planning and management
• Business support and management

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.  In this role you’ll enjoy -

• Rostered days off scheme
• Health and wellbeing leave 
• Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment  

Our opportunity:
The key focus areas of this role include: 

1. Operate a range of Reserves & Sports field maintenance equipment safely for the provision of operational service delivery
2. Autonomously or in a team deliver planned and reactive maintenance tasks to Open Space Assets ensuring well maintained open spaces  
3. Complete administration tasks using computer based systems contributing to the organisations Reporting and Asset Management Systems 
4. Maintain WHS&E standards complying with relevant standards and contribute to safety first principles
5. Actively collaborate with other Team Members to support and encourage a positive Team Culture
6. Extensive Skills and knowledge in using a wide range of Horticultural and Turf maintenance plant, equipment, and materials, including tractor and ride-on mower operations
7. Certificate II or III in Horticulture (Turf) or similar
8. Demonstrated experience and commitment to Workplace Health and Safety.

About you:
We’re looking for a reliable Team Member to join our Reserves & Sportsfield team. You’ll bring energy and can do attitude to a team passionate about making a difference to our community.

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• Applications close on: 12 March 2025
• Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: Marvie Asencio on (02) 8495 5192

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.