Natural Areas Field Officer x 2

Permanent | Full-time | 76 Hrs Per Fortnight (1.0 FTE)

12.5% Superannuation | Nine Day Fortnight (RDO) | Premium Recquatic Membership

This position is classified as a PACS Band 3 ($63,832 – $67,424 p.a) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.
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What’s On Offer
An opportunity exists for two passionate and suitably qualified individuals to join our dedicated Natural Areas team at the City of Kwinana. There are two full-time positions available, reporting to the Supervisor Natural Areas and working alongside a hardworking team of like-minded professionals. The primary focus of this role is the restoration, revegetation, protection and maintenance of the City’s natural areas and urban habitat.

What You’ll Need
To make an impact as one of our new Natural Areas Field Officers you will have…

• Considerable experience working in the natural area environment, including knowledge of weed species and native plants.
• Cert III in Conservation and Land Management, or other relevant tertiary qualifications or experience.
• Current First Aid Certificate and WA ‘C’ Class Drivers
• Well-developed team skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communications skills.
• The ability to work effectively with minimal supervision and report on work output within program deliverables.

What’s In It For You?
At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance; with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.

Other perks include, but are not limited to…

• Competitive salary plus 12.5% superannuation.
• A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.
• A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.
• Career development, training opportunities and study support.
• Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership

Want To Know More?
For more information relating to the position, please contact Joseph Girod, Coordinator Parks and Natural Areas on 9236 4354.

To be considered for this position applicants must submit a resume along with a covering letter briefly outlining how you meet the above criteria.

What Are You Waiting For?
If you suspect this role might just be the one you’ve been searching for - don’t delay.
Apply now!

We look forward to hearing from you.

Apply online: www.kwinana.wa.gov.au

Applications close: 5.00 PM, Friday 19 April 2024.

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date and will not accept or consider late applications.

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer-centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.

Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.