Open Space Maintenance Officer West (Drouin)

$62,206.65
- $66,681, Full time, Permanent plus 11% super, and an industry and maintenance allowance. 8-day fortnightly roster, working Tuesday to Friday
- Excellent training opportunities
- Prospect to work in a diverse range of challenging situations based at the Warragul Depot

This position will call on your exceptional horticultural, landscaping and time management skills to become part of our busy Open Space Maintenance team based in Warragul.

Parks, gardens, mowing and show stopping display beds will all be encompassed in your daily role, working with an enthusiastic and skilled team.

Training to provide you the additional skill sets required to further your horticultural career and leadership development are an important addition to this role and will ensure you become part of a multiskilled team within a greater Maintenance department.

**About Baw Baw Shire Council**

A Baw Baw Shire Council career goes beyond business as usual. You'll find exciting development pathways rich in opportunity. Our thriving and engaged culture-first workplace is built on the passion and talent of people who proudly deliver vital services and exciting projects to a community they care about.

Our organisation comprises of a multicultural workplace of around 400 full-time, part-time and casual employees, all benefiting from great flexibility, work/life sway, study support, health and wellbeing initiatives and ongoing learning and development programs.

At Baw Baw Shire Council, we invite our people to tackle projects that keep them inspired. We encourage the exploration of new ideas. We support the enhancement of building on current skills and developing new ones.

Located adjacent to Melbourne, Baw Baw Shire is one of Victoria's fastest growing municipalities with freeway and V/Line access into Melbourne's CBD and suburbs. This allows easy access to training, seminars and conferences in the city, without diminishing the direct impact that comes from working within a close-knit rural community.

**About the Role**

This position will call on your exceptional horticultural, landscaping and time management skills to assist the Open Space Maintenance team to deliver a busy, proactive maintenance schedule. Your daily role will involve the delivery of essential horticultural maintenance services. You will have a high regard for OHS and the protected delivery of maintenance activities, and a desire to grow your career and be a contributor to the Open Space leadership team. Training to provide you the additional skill sets required to further your horticultural career are an important addition to this role and will ensure you become part of a multiskilled team within a greater Maintenance department.

You will need to have a demonstrated customer service focus with sound communication and interpersonal skills. Our commitment to a sound Culture environment requires that you must strive to be
- Optimistic, Pragmatic, Respectful, Supportive and Authentic. You will also show a genuine and accountable commitment to Safety in a high performing workplace.

**Further Information and How To Apply**
- Baw Baw Shire Council is an equal opportunity employer and works in the interest of the safety of children and young people. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment._ Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rawlg