Do you love working out doors and interacting with people? Do you want to make a real difference to people in Melbourne's CBD? Do you love riding bikes? We're after someone to backfill a current gap in our team.
About the Role
Being part of our Environmental Services street team, your work will reduce the number of motor vehicles on our roads (replacing them with e-Bikes), and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill (reducing greenhouse gases). The two main tasks of this role involve attending to alerts we receive from the Smart Solar Bins installed for public use around Melbourne’s CBD and troubleshooting them, plus keeping their enclosures clean and tidy inside and out.. There are a couple of other minor tasks which vary depending on the shift you are allocated. This is an all-weather role, you must be comfortable riding a bike in and around the CBD, and willing to handle waste with appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) provided by Good Cycles.
Shift duration runs from 8:00am-2:00 pm, Mon-Fri starting at our North Melbourne warehouse. If you love cycling, working outdoors, independently and in a team, and have a great attitude to your work, then please apply! This is a casual role under the Miscellaneous Award, Level 1 for the first 3 months, and then moving to Level 2 should we need you for longer. Future shifts may also be available 4:00pm-10pm, with higher evening rates, as well as weekend shifts.
Key stakeholders
- Solar Bins team members
- Operations team
- External clients
- Members of the public
Example responsibilities and tasks
- Maintain Melbourne CBD's SolarBins by responding to reports on a phone-based app, to inspect, diagnose and reset automated bins, and report for repair when required.
- Sweep up and tidy bin internals, safely disposing of rubbish
- Visit and maintain a small outdoor garden area
- Visit cafes within a small area of Melbourne's laneways, and transport their organic waste to a local processing centre
- Ensure facilities are properly locked, clean, and that safety standards are followed at the end of each shift.
Education and Experience
- You don't need to be an elite rider, but we do require strong bicycle riding skills. We will assess you on our high quality cargo e-Bikes
- Experience navigating in and around Melbourne's CBD
Good Cycles is a friendly, busy, and growing independent not-for-profit social enterprise. Our mission is to empower young people facing barriers to work by offering employment pathways across micro mobility, landscape maintenance, retail, fleet maintenance, and more services for sustainable and inclusive communities. Work as part of a supportive team for multiple clients all across Melbourne.
We encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people identifying as LGBTQI+ and all cultural and linguistic backgrounds to join our team. People of all abilities should apply if you are able to sustain moderate physical activity for 8-10 hours, up to 38 hours per week.
Pay: From $32.18 per hour
Benefits:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- North Melbourne VIC: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Application Question(s):
- Can you comfortably ride a bicycle in the CBD?
Work Authorisation:
Work Location: In person
