Relief Labourer - Civic Services - PN 5188

Job No: KSC164

Location: Kempsey

Employment Status: Full-time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 31 Jan 2019 AEDT

About us    

Kempsey Shire Council is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales and is known for genuine hospitality, its pristine beaches, sub-tropical rainforests, mountain ranges, rocky river gorges, sprawling farmland and peaceful villages. 

The opportunity    

Council are seeking to recruit a Relief Labourer - Civic Services to work within the Civic Services team to maintain parks, sporting fields, reserves, road reserves, cemeteries and other assets in the Shire, as well as supporting civic maintenance and cemetery staff as required.

To be successful in this position, you should have 1 years' experience in open space maintenance activities, landscaping or related field; and recent experience in cleaning, civic maintenance and open space maintenance activities.

On offer

In return, you will be rewarded by:

• Opportunities to collaborate and achieve
• Career development
• 9 day fortnight
• A fantastic lifestyle and work life balance
• Weekly salary of $980.93 to $1,181.33 (plus 9.5% superannuation)

Key accountabilities

The tasks will include but are not limited to:

• Performing general horticulture duties, including mowing, whipper snipping, and edging of turfed areas, tree planting, pruning and maintenance, line marking of playing fields, and construction of minor landscaping works
• Maintenance of Council's civic infrastructure in the central business districts and recreation areas in a clean and tidy state for use by members of the public, including sweeping gutters, footpaths and streets
• Maintenance of general playgrounds
• Performing minor repairs to park equipment, street furniture and playgrounds

For more information regarding this role please contact Steve Pellen on 6566 2418

Please note:  Applications for this position will close as soon as a pool of suitable applications has been received.  Don't wait...Act now!

How To Apply

To apply for this position, please complete the application form below and provide the following information:

• A short statement (maximum 2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key accountabilities of the role.
• Your current CV or resume of no more than two pages which details your work experience and any other information that is relevant to this role as well as the contact details for two work related referees

Please note:   You will need to complete your application in one sitting as you will not be able to save the application or return to it at a later date. 

You will receive an e-mail to confirm your application has been received. Thank you, and good luck with your application.

Further information:

If you experience any difficulties applying online, please contact Human Resources on 02 6566 3200 or by emailing jobs@kempsey.nsw.gov.au

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