At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain beautiful parks and gardens while working outdoors with a supportive team.
- Company: Join Blacktown City Council, one of Australia's largest councils.
- Benefits: Secure full-time role, competitive salary, RDOs, superannuation, and ongoing training.
- Other info: Enjoy a dynamic work environment with opportunities for personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community by enhancing public spaces for everyone.
- Qualifications: Trade qualification in gardening and a passion for outdoor work.
The predicted salary is between 66000 - 72000 $ per year.
Join our Greenspace Services team as a trade-qualified Gardener and help maintain the parks, gardens and public spaces that residents use every day. You work in a crew responsible for formal gardens, landscaped CBD areas, community hubs and other high-profile locations where presentation, safety and consistency are important.
Your day includes:
- Mowing and edging lawns
- Maintaining garden beds
- Trimming and organising hedges
- Checking irrigation systems and monitoring plant health
- Planting trees and shrubs
- Applying mulch
- Controlling weeds
- Undertaking minor landscaping works
- Operating equipment such as mowers, edgers and whipper snippers
You identify hazards, keep sites clean and safe, support apprentices and help ensure work is completed to a high horticultural standard. The work is visible and practical. Families, visitors and local residents use these spaces every day, and the quality of your work helps keep them attractive, safe and enjoyable.
This role suits someone who enjoys outdoor work, leads by example and takes pride in maintaining high-quality public spaces.
At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:
- A secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils
- An entry level salary commencing at $1,420.05 per week
- A Rostered Day Off (RDO) every fortnight
- 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
- Ongoing training and development support
- Access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs
Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing. We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.
Closing date: Sunday 30 August 2026, 11.59 pm
Contact officer: Doug Anthony on 9838 1281
Gardener x 3 in Blacktown employer: Blacktown City Council
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