Love working outdoors and leading a team to deliver great community spaces?
Join a skilled and supportive team where you’ll help maintain parks, sportsgrounds and community facilities while coordinating crews and ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
- Coordinate and support work crews undertaking the maintenance of parks, reserves, sportsgrounds and community facilities.
- Plan, organise and monitor maintenance activities to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
- Inspect completed works, identify maintenance priorities and provide technical support and guidance to crew members.
- Operate and maintain a range of plant and equipment, including tractors, mowing equipment, brush cutters and turf maintenance machinery.
- Assist with the planning and delivery of annual maintenance programs for parks, reserves and sportsgrounds.
- Work closely with contractors, colleagues and community stakeholders to deliver safe, well-maintained and welcoming public spaces.
- A Certificate III or IV in Horticulture, or significant experience in parks, open space or horticultural maintenance.
- Experience leading or supervising work crews and coordinating day-to-day work activities.
- Experience operating plant and equipment such as mowers, brush cutters, chainsaws, tractors or turf maintenance machinery.
- Strong communication, problem-solving and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- A current Tasmanian driver’s licence.
- Irrigation experience, a White Card, Traffic Management qualification, Chemical Handling Certificate or Horticultural qualifications will be highly regarded.
- Registration to Work with Vulnerable People and a National Police Check Certificate (dated within six months) will be required prior to commencement.
- Base salary between $76,948.44 and $88,899.69 (depending on skills and experience) + 13% superannuation
- In July 2026, the base salary will increase by 5.1% and the superannuation will increase to 13.5%
- Permanent and full-time
- 9 day fortnight
We care about your wellbeing and work–life balance. Enjoy a central location, leave loading, purchased leave options, and staff perks like flu shots, skin check reimbursement, EAP counselling, and training opportunities.
Apply and include:
- your current resume
- a 1-2 page cover letter outlining your experience, skills, and suitability for the role.
Important: Applications submitted directly through SEEK won’t be considered. Please lodge your application via Jobs – City of Clarence.
For a confidential conversation about the position, please call Jamie Grace (Works Manager Environment and Recreation) on 6217 9765.
We’re dedicated to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people, and we actively support their participation as valued members of our community.
Council has zero tolerance for child or youth abuse and harm. We prioritise safety in every interaction and report any conduct of concern. You can read more in our Safeguarding Children and Youth Policy and Code of Conduct.
To be offered this position, you’ll need to complete and satisfactorily pass a pre-employment assessment process. This includes (but isn’t limited to) a WWVP check, conviction checks, identification checks, and checks relating to any prior disciplinary action.
We’re also an equal opportunity employer and a smoke-free workplace. Please note that random alcohol and drug testing forms part of employment with Clarence City Council.
Applications close at 9.00am on Wednesday, 24 June 2026.
